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Some Canadian Evidence on the Quit/Lay-Off Distinction
AbstractThe question of whether or not there exists a meaningful economic distinction between quits and layoffs has attracted considerable attention. This paper utilizes a recent test proposed by J. S. Cramer and G. Ridder (1991) to test formally whether quits and layoffs may legitimately be aggregated into a single undifferentiated job-mover category. The paper also estimates wage equations for job stayers, quits, and layoffs, corrected for the endogeneity of job mobility. The major results are that quits and lay-off cannot legitimately be pooled and correction for sample selection would appear to be important.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Omega-3 fatty acids may
help alleviate depression but only when a particular type of fatty
acid called DHA is used in the right ratio with another fatty acid
known as EPA, a new study suggests.
The researchers analyzed the results of some 15 previous
controlled clinical trials on the use of omega-3s -- commonly found
in oily fish or in fish oil supplements -- to treat depressed
They found that when used by itself, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)
alone did not seem to offer any benefit. However, DHA combined with
a rather high dose of EPA (eicosapentenoic acid) did improve
depressive symptoms.
"Preparations with some EPA had some consistent antidepressant effects, while preparations of pure DHA had no antidepressant effects," said lead study author Dr. John Davis, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "I don't think we can prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt, but there is now evidence from a number of double-blind studies that suggest mixed DHA/EPA has antidepressant properties, whether by itself or given along with traditional antidepressants."
The study, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, was
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results of multiple prior studies. The findings were slated for
presentation Thursday at the American College of
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Davis noted the next step should be to test the anti-depressant
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to establish a dose range.
Prior research on the effectiveness of omega-3 fattys acids
against depression has been mixed, with one recent randomized,
placebo-controlled clinical trial in the
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Epidemiological studies, in which researchers look for
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returning their DHA levels to normal, or if an added boost of
DHA/EPA was helpful even for those with sufficient levels, Davis
Also unknown is whether depressed individuals could use a
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or if it could or should be used to augment other medications, said
Edythe London, a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at
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"The consistent finding is omega-3 fatty acids can improve the mood of people who have depression symptoms," London said. "But depression is a very serious disorder. If someone is depressed, they should not just buy something off the shelf and rely only on that. They should be evaluated by their mental health professional who can determine the most appropriate course of therapy."
And DHA/EPA did not improve the mood of study participants who
were not depressed, Davis noted.
Cold-water oily fish such as salmon, tuna, sardines, trout and
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nutrients as well, including nuts, soybeans and flaxseed.
Fish oil supplements containing DHA are also among the most
popular supplements, Davis said. He recommended people look for one
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Learning to Give
Published on - May 24th, 2011 (by J.D. Roth)
For years, Get Rich Slowly readers have given me grief over my charitable giving. Or, more precisely, my lack of it. I was raised in a home that gave neither money nor time to help others. As I struck out on my own, I never picked up the habit of giving. At first, this was because I had myself to worry about. I was deep in debt. How could I afford to help others when I couldn't even help myself? But after I paid off my debt in 2007, I still didn't contribute.
My reluctance to donate to charity has stemmed from several sources:
- First, as I mentioned, I never learned the habit.
- Second, I worry about how organizations spend their money. I'm aware of sites like Charity Navigator, which rates charities based on efficiency. But these sites don't tell the whole story.
- Third, I'm not a fan of charities with ulterior motives. I don't want to support groups that push religious or political agendas. Feeding those in need shouldn't come with a call to convert to Christianity, for instance.
So, for a long time, it seemed easiest to do nothing.
Part of the world
Over the past year, however, things have changed. I've begun to think more about my responsibility to the world as a whole. And I've had some experiences that seem to be steering me toward…something.
- Last spring, Kris and I spent a Saturday volunteering at the Oregon Food Bank with other folks from our alma mater, Willamette University. I liked this. A lot. Contributing my time and energy felt tangible and consequential. It wasn't like sending my money into a void. I could see the results right there before my eyes.
- On our trip to Africa, the tour group visited the Chinotimba Government School in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Before we left the school, we had a chance to donate school supplies. Kris had brought some pens, pencils, small notebooks, and inflatable globes. The school principal, who collected the money and supplies our group donated, seemed touched and grateful. At other stops in Namibia and South Africa, I was moved by how people made do with far fewer resources than we're accustomed to in the U.S.
- During the past three months, I've had several conversations with friends who have actually participated in volunteer tourism or extended service projects. My friend Tim, for instance, has done some work for Room to Read, which aims to improve education around the world. Karin spent some time teaching in Senegal. And just this weekend, my friend Kara told me about the semester she'd spent in Ghana while she was in college.
Because of these events — and because of your prompting — I've taken the time to research organizations that I'm willing to support. I've been asking myself what causes are worth my time and money, what changes I want to see in the world.
For instance, I feel strongly that the most important thing we can do to help those who are struggling is to improve education — especially for girls. (Educating girls is the single most powerful and most effective way to address global poverty. When you improve the status of women in a culture, you improve the standard of living.)
Also, I want to encourage the "teach a person to fish" approach instead of just giving a person a fish. That is, I want to support groups that will help others help themselves instead of organizations that only donate dollars. Plus, I'm wary of unintended consequences. Providing food and water are good, of course, because these things save lives. But without education, I worry that such "solutions" just perpetuate problems with overpopulation.
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So, after years of hedging, I finally feel ready to give. I'm taking some baby steps. First, I've begun to talk with people about the charities they support — and why. By doing this, I've found three great causes I can get behind.
- Charity: Water is is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations; 100% of public donations directly fund water projects. (This is one of Chris Guillebeau's favorite charities.)
- Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to provide quality educational opportunities by establishing libraries, creating local language children's literature, constructing schools, and providing education to girls.
- Edge of Seven generates awareness and volunteer support for projects that invest in education, health, and economic opportunity for girls in developing countries. (Here's the Edge of Seven blog.)
Second, I've begun to explore the idea of volunteer tourism. My real millionaire next door does some of this. He spends our winters in New Zealand, where it's summer, donating his time and energy to help organic farms. Last year, my friend Courtney spent a couple of weeks in Cambodia with her father, who is a dentist. They provided free dental care to rural villagers.
I'd love to chat with other folks who have done this sort of thing — especially in developing nations. I've sent away for some literature on the subject, but nothing compares to actually talking with those who have done this sort of thing first-hand. (But I have to wonder: What skills can I, as a writer, offer those in need?)
Finally, I've started Awesome People, where I hope to be able to help in a couple of ways. For instance, I want to profile people who are doing amazing work to help improve the lives of others. Also, I intend to donate all of the site's profits to charities like those I mentioned above.
Fitting the profile
Last Thursday, Kris and I attended an alumni networking event for our college. Because she and I are helping to organize our 20-year class reunion this year (are we really that old?), we sought out Amy, who co-ordinates alumni reunions and events.
Though our conversation began by going over plans for this autumn's reunion, it quickly veered in another direction. Amy knew that Kris and I just traveled to Africa. That trip was organized by Willamette's alumni office, and one of our companions was the former director of alumni relations. Amy already knew all about our adventures.
"You know what?" I said. "I think the main thing that came out this trip for me is a readiness to contribute to charity. That's something I've never really done. Except to Willamette, of course."
We chuckled at that. Amy used to be in charge of the phone drives, in which current students call alumni to hit them up for cash. She knows a lot about fund-raising. In fact, Amy now teaches a class at another local college about fund-raising for non-profits.
I told Amy that I was looking to support groups like Charity: Water, Room to Read, and Edge of 7. "But I hate just sending my money to a charity," I said. "I feel like I'm just sending it to a black hole. I'd rather give my time or energy, like that Oregon Food Bank volunteer project you organized last year. And what I really find appealing is the idea of volunteer tourism."
Amy laughed.
"What?" I asked. I was afraid I'd said something stupid.
"It's nothing," she said, smiling. "It's just that you fit the profile so well."
"What profile?" I asked.
"There are very clear generational profiles for giving," Amy said. "You fit the profile for our age perfectly."
"Older people like to write checks," she explained. "They want to pay people to do the things they can't do themselves. Younger people want to be in the thick of it. They want to be involved. They want to go places and be a part of the change. Our generation is in the middle. You can afford to send money, but you want to be involved too, to have a hands-on contribution to each project. You want to connect with the people you're helping. That's the whole point. It's not just about sending money."
"Exactly!" I said.
Moving forward
I still haven't made any major donations of time, money, or energy. That's okay, though. Mentally, I've made the switch. I'm ready to give. It's no longer a matter of whether I'm going to — it's now a matter of when, where, and how.
In fact, if I can figure out a way to swing it, I'd love to spend a few months living abroad, lending my efforts to building a school or a library or digging wells or something of that ilk. But what about Kris? She can't leave her job for that long. And what about this blog? Sure, I've been gradually reducing my role here — but that's not the same as eliminating it.
In the meantime, I'll continue to research charities to find causes I can support (with money and more). I'll look for other chances to volunteer in the local area. I'm ready to take more baby steps toward philanthropy.
I think that financial charitable giving is like investing:
It's better to do something rather than wait to do it perfectly and end up doing nothing.
My family sponsors a 7-year-old girl in Zambia through Childfund Intl, (which used to be Christian Children's Fund.) We've been doing this for five years now and it's a completely automated monthly $28 monthly donation.
Yes, this charity is Christian based, but it's also well respected and extremely established. (I'm actually Jewish.)
You want not sending your money into a void? We once sent an extra $50, and we received a thank you note from her uncle saying that they had bought 2 blankets, a dress and some shoes for "Freida."
Not a void.
My husband volunteers as a soccer coach, as well as serving on a non-profit recreational soccer board. This takes up around 20 hours per week in the fall, and maybe 1 hours per week the rest of the year. He loves being able to provide this service.
My job as a nurse feels like charitable service, and I learned years ago after a stint as a PTA President that I actually *Hate* volunteering in the schools. (Parents can be insane!)
There's always more than I could be doing, but I'm okay with where we are.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without"
I have actually taken two voluntourism trips, one to Zimbabwe and one to the Middle East. They helped launch me into a career in international development.
These trips were a huge benefit to me- my eyes were opened to new perspectives and challenges and I had a more "on-the-ground" experience than I would have as a tourist.
But if I'm being honest, the benefit was far more to me than it was to the community in question.
The best folks for voluntourism, in my opinion, are people with clear skills that are in short supply in the recipeint community. People like doctors, dentists, optometrists, etc.
In my case though, I didn't bring much to the table other than a willingness to help and learn. Great- except there are plenty of folks in the community itself that share that same sentiment. I certainly didn't know how to build a school. None of the volunteers in our group did. But we could be trained to mix the cement, stick it in a frame, and pop out bricks, or paint, or fetch water. We were basically unskilled labour.
Most of these communities are *not* short on unskilled labour. If the organization can teach us to make bricks, they can teach the local community. Trouble is, we come free to the NGO (even paying in dollars to participate), whereas by training and employing locals, they would have to pay a wage.
For a less anecdotal and more analytical view on this, I highly recommend this post by Chris Blattman, a researcher at Yale. As with GRS, the comments are just as interesting as the post itself: http://chrisblattman.com/2008/03/11/development-tourism/
When I learned that a local food bank can parlay a $1 donation into $10 worth of food, I became a supporter. It's especially satisfying to provide seed money that will have an impact many times my donation. I stay local; personal preference — the food bank and animal rescue mainly — and choose the groups that don't inundate me with junk. I gave to the Animal Humane Society once and have been flooded with mailings (one contained a nickel; I didn't open it to find out what that was about), calendars, and recently tote bags. I'm packaging it all up to send back to them with a request to take me off their list.
I use justgive.org as a middleman to keep my donations anonymous. This keeps the organizations from wasting money sending me junk mail (or even thank-yous) because they do not have my contact information.
Thank you. I'll certainly be checking them out.
i didn't know that about the food bank! that's great to know. are you talking about roadrunner?
A friend of mine, Leann Halsey, is a social worker concerned about the Tibetan Refugees in India. I send her $14 a month to buy a large bag (#50, I think) of rice from the Tibetan Refugee Organic Farmers Assn to give to the widows and other women. She delivers every bag personally. You can go to her blog and see the women and children getting a bag rice at indiasocialwork.wordpress.com
and every penny goes to buy rice.
Now I think I need to send her extra money because when she was setting up Paypal there was a snafu that cost her several hundred dollars. Some donations were lost. Leann is looking for organizations here in the states to partner with to help.
I agree with your comments about not wanting to just hand over money without feeling confident that it will be spent effectively. I feel even more strongly that my charitable dollars should go to organizations that promote population control and that work hand in hand in developing countries with saving wildlife species, many of whom are on the critical list because of human overpopulation. To so many people (and organizations) population control has become the elephant in the room because it's somehow thought of as politically incorrect. Cut to the chase: if we start controlling the population, we'll have more food to go around, wildlife will be better off, there'll be less population and all the humans will have better lives. Really don't understand the problem around this. From a common sense point of view, it's the only way to go!
From what I understand, when women are educated and standard of living goes up, the birthrate automatically goes down. It is almost impossible to approach family planning directly, especially without the education to make the basic concepts accessible.
This is true. Educated women are more likely to have the number of children that they want and can afford. Uneducated women are often slaves to their biology (not to mention husbands). Don't know why it's education that makes the difference, more than contraceptives or family planning or anything, but it is.
Just want to third Anne's point!!
I absolutely agree that many (most?) of the challenges facing the planet stem from increasing populations and the resultant increasing demands on food, water, and other resources. Do you know of any good charitable organizations who aim to increase access to contraceptives internationally and educate women and men on the importance of family planning?
It's funny … population control used to be a big part of the Republican platform, particularly with regard to foreign aid. How times have changed…
So who has to go to reduce this surplus population? You? I'll bet anything you are not planning suicide to improve the world.
Ah, isn't hyperbole a wonderful thing? I'm pretty sure nobody advocating working towards a smaller global population is advocating killing off existing people. You'll notice that the discussion here was regarding education and access to birth control. No, I'm not planning on offing myself or anybody else. However, I'm also not planning on having more than 1 or 2 children, and would like more women globally to be able to make that choice.
Dear All,
Please be aware of the following:
Giving Anonymously
Maybe you know someone who needs help, but is not local, or you don't want the person to know where the help came from.
Over the years, I donated furniture, clothes, food to various charities. This year I plan on volunteering. Donating your time is an important next step. I expect it will be more gratifying than just donating money or things.
I've been giving to World Vision for over 5 years now. It's so easy to do, it doesn't take much, and I've felt like I've been making a big difference in the life of a small child.
In fact, my wife and I are looking into other ways to give, since a small amount can mean such huge rewards for those in less fortunate areas of the world.
Hey JD,
Your "old" charity mentality is exactly the same as mine. We donate to disaster relief once in a while and a little for cancer/MS.
My family never received any charity and I think that's one of the big barrier to giving.
If you two are serious about volunteer tourism, you can look into Peace Corp. My wife went to Uzbekistan for two years right after college and it was an unforgettable experience. Once we both quit working, we'll look into Peace Corp. again. Good luck!
My families who never receive "charity" do get similar types of aid such as financial aid for college, subsidies from their utilities company for buying efficient appliances, etc., not to mention government services such as roads and national defense, not to mention help from friends and relatives. We can all easily imagine people who could really use a helping hand and some of the things that would make a big difference to other people are things we can easily give. This is easiest to see among people you know–for example, it's easy to lend someone your car when you're out of town (especially when they get you out of having to pay parking fees at the airport and they use it to pick you up when you come back), and for people without a car, this is their chance to buy large objects or things from far away places or to stock up.
My favorite site is ADRA: http://giftcatalog.adra.org/catalog/ since you can pick projects by price or region or goal. This is run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but they don't combine "preaching" with this charitable work in any way. My daughter (who is fluent in Russian) volunteered with them one summer feeding street people in St. Petersburg, Russia, and there was no attempt at all to push religion, not even leaving piles of tracts by the tables.
What happens is that the church essentially pays all the overhead/administrative costs, so 95% + of the donations actually go to the specific project you select. We asked people to donate to this for my grandmother's 100th birthday, and ended out "giving" her the training of 5 midwives in [some Asian country which I forget], which was meaningful to her since she was a WWII nurse.
I make a monthly donation to this organization, and put a reminder in my "bills" pile, so it just happens automatically, but I have fun selecting the projects! If something local comes up – someone needs money for medical treatment, etc., I give to that instead.
I want to echo what several other commenters here have said in that, in many cases, your money really is worth more than your time. That's not to say that you shouldn't also volunteer — actually seeing the benefit of what you're doing is invaluable — but don't fool yourself that this urge is completely altruistic. You'll get more bang for your buck, but less personal payoff, by donating money.
Since you're big on automation when it comes to your finances, automate your giving, too! I have monthly donations coming out to two organizations whose work I value and respect: The Nature Conservancy and Doctors without Borders. I also volunteer one Saturday a month to do clean-up and visitor outreach at a local nature preserve. Makes it much more likely that my donation and my volunteer work will actually happen and not just get put off until tomorrow.
J.D. Thanks for brining up the priceless topic of philanthropy and giving. I would encourage you, and your readers, not to forget to look closer to home when considering nonprofits to donate your Time, Talent, & Treasurer. There are thousands of admirable nonprofits right in our backyard, that are doing amazing work for our communities. Too often I see Americans focused on the problems in other countries and are blind to the needs in their own communities. Hands on Portland is a great nonprofit that links folks up with volunteer opportunities with other nonprofits and is an easy way to get involved. http://www.handsonportland.org/
I also agree with you that you should know the organization before giving to. While there are nonprofits that have abused the public trust and not used funds appropriately, these are few and far between. For example, there are over 25,000 nonprofits registered in the state of Oregon (1.5mmin the USA), and the state attorney general recently release a list of 20 offenders(Using less than 35% of funds towards programshttp://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/pdf/oregons_20_worst_charities_2010.pdf ). There are still 99.92% of nonprofits registered in Oregon are operating within acceptable norms and in accordance with their missions. This information is easily acceptable through organizations such as Guide Star (http://www2.guidestar.org/ ). But, as J.D. stated, these numbers don't tell the whole story, and it costs money for nonprofits to hire good people to un and manage an effective organization. What we should be focused on are the results that the nonprofit has, not an arbitrary ratio. Not all "Admin" costs are bad.
If I had to describe one underling theme I see with GRS post it is the concept of balance (work/life, budgets/spending, etc) and within the action of philanthropy balance is equally required. This is true both in the type of nonprofits to support, but also, for the manor in which you support.
Don't overthink it or get bogged down in trying to help the neediest. You don't have to travel halfway around the world to donate your time or money – you certainly can, but in the meantime, look around you. As others have mentioned, your local schools are probably hurting, local kids could use a good mentor in vein of Big Brother/Big Sister program, retirement and nursing homes would love for you to bring in cats and puppies from the local shelter for an afternoon. On the money end of things, Planned Parenthood is an organization that educates girls (and boys); why not donate some money there? I like to think that my donations negate the faith-based abstinence-only programs.
Heifer seems to be a good charity to give as well. They don't just give out money or supplies, but animals that help feed people and not just the family that gets the animals, because they have to give the first offspring to another family and so it pays forward. Along with getting the animals they also learn how to take care of them.
I've also seen some material from them where they were educating women specially, and what a huge improvement that made on the society (this was in Nepal).
I get all gushy and warm inside when you do charity related posts. I envy you. Because of the single parent with kids situation I have, my time is extremely limited but I really would like to push myself to volunteer.
A couple of things I wanted to offer: Here's a post from a blog I read that mentions an organization in Guatemala that focuses on educating women called Starfish One by One https://playfightrepeat.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/starfish-one-by-one-guatemala/
If you're considering volunteer tourism, but are skeptical of time and such things, I would suggest starting in your own backyard. Now, your backyard can be quite expansive. You can stay local and keep working with your University or food bank. Or you can work with another city in the state. Or you can go to another state like the places where tornadoes have recently wreaked massive destruction. Maybe you can't pack up for two months but one week a month or every other month may be more feasible. And in the meanwhile, I'm sure there are many needy people in your own area. Look into inner city schools. Check with the school board about volunteering your time– you can work a library, do tutoring, start a computer club, help in the media centers, etc. Join up with Habitat for Humanity if one day you DO want to build a school in Africa. Building homes will give you hands-on experience and benefits your surrounding community.
Personally, my dream is to replicate the charity Children's Literacy Foundation in my city http://www.clifonline.org/ one homeless shelter at a time.
Like someone else mentioned, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Do what you can– it's surely better than nothing!
J.D. and others,
A charity often overlooked that gives a big impact is Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America. I was 21 years old when I started my match with Darius who was 11. Darius was living with his grandparents who were raising four other children in the household. Darius was the only one to have a long term Big Brother. He once was a kid that was in trouble and did poorly in school. Today Darius is 19, in college, and aspiring to follow in his big brothers footsteps and pursue a criminal justice degree.
Big Brothers is a great charity that you can provide your time to and help an underprivileged youth make it in this world. I spent on average 1200 a year, taking Darius out two-three times a month. We would watch movies, go to the park and play sports, or just play video games. I think I got as much out of the match as Darius did, and now I have a little brother for life.
My husband and I started by sponsoring a child through CCF – Christian Children's Fund (World Fund now).It was a fairly small monthly fee, but they had good ratings and we got to hear how the town would get clean water, or the family would no longer live on a dirt floor – it seemed more personal.
Each time we got a raise we added another child until we were sponsoring 4. We are still doing this 25 years later. Kids have "graduated" from the program or moved away and we have gotten new kids to sponsor.
We do things locally also – but this has been our "biggest" charity for the longest time.
Good job JD…there are a lot of great charities that can use the money right now. I typically donate to Gleaners food bank here in the metro Detroit area…nothing like feeding the hungry first and foremost. Donating time is valuable as well, and something I have been meaning to do more of myself.
Three things. First, because a charity is church sponsored, does not mean you have to see the proverbial way. My church has a homeless shelter, feeds people, runs a summer camp for low income kids and sponsors other organizations. Religion is not part of the program. Its done becaue frankly, its what God tell us to do. And like it or not, most of the organized assistance in this country comes from church oranizations.
Second, you dont have to have a skill. Youre young, healthy, you can learn. Organizations that build such as habitat for humanity can use you. even someone like Doctors without borders is generally happy to get an unskilled, eager volunteer.
Third, with regards to sending stuff to AFrica-maybe now you see why some organiztions have more overhead costs than others? I'd suggest getting a group together and getting a large amount of school supplies and sharing the cost rather than letting them set. School supplies can regularl be gotten for free at certain times of the year.
I just want to put it out there that donating time and money is not just about "charities" in the strictest sense of the word – many local non-profits are not charities per se, but could use one's time and/or money to help them thrive and serve the community better.
For example, I volunteer with (and am the volunteer coordinator of) the Interstate Farmers Market in Portland, OR. We are a seasonal farmers market, non-profit, intended to bring local farmers and cooks together with customers to help the communities we're located in (we have 2 weekly markets this season) as well as the farmers and local food merchants who sell at the market. We only have 1 paid staff member and need about 15 volunteers a week to help make the market happen. We also need money for printing and publicity, for renting storage spaces and port-a-potties, for doubling food stamp funds for low income people, etc.
And we are just 1 of several non-profits in the Portland area that can use volunteer money and time. It is very possible and important to give on a very local, tangible level in your own town or city as well.
I have 3 thoughts:
1)Give… give generously…of your time, talents and money. Budget for it. Be faithful in giving, and blessings will also come to you. Suze Orman pointed out in one of her books, "If we are grasping what we have so tightly, we are not open to receive or even notice all that may be trying to flow our way."
2)Give locally, if you can. There are so many needs in your own back yard.
3)Those 2 boxes of school supplies are surely needed in your own community. My church takes part in "Christmas in August" to provide backpacks and school supplies to local children – they hope to help 2000 students this year. I HOPE there's something similar in your community.
I will never contribute to a "hand-out" type of charity. They are contributing to people staying jacked-up rather than helping. The people these charities feed, would be better served by forcing them to shape up or die. Instead they get fed on others' tab and that removes any motivation they have to go and do something with themselves.
Specifically with food charities, I don't believe the "they are people too" argument, since all the food banks in my area either feed crackheads, or give food away to people who are milking the system and can easily get food for themselves. Both are quite undeserving of my help.
As far as the medical-type charities (like the MS society or Susan G Komen), they are quite a worthy cause and it's a small investment in a better world that may pay off big-time later.
I don't think you're heartless; you just want your donations to be well spent.
You might enjoy the book "The Power of Half" – a family sells their home and donates half the proceeds to charity. They talk a lot about finding charities that will use the money effectively, and they also talk about volunteer tourism.
The issues I find most important do not match up with the activities I most enjoy and in which I have the best skills. So yes, I'll tutor and donate blood. But it's depressing even reading about the worst poverty, abuse, torture and illnesses let alone interacting directly with people suffering from those things, so I donate money.
I don't need to make a connection with someone to want to make a difference. I don't need anyone to waste time telling me exactly who got what if I trust that people who need help are getting help. Just because I don't see where the money goes, doesn't mean it's just disappearing into some criminal's pockets (though it might be).
Similarly, traveling to fragile environments just makes things worse there, so I also donate money to environmental causes.
I like prevention over cures and cures over band-aids and keep trying to find the best ones I can. Yet I absolutely don't like messing with other people's cultures, not even to impose my values of freedom and fairness. Frankly, a lot of third-world cultures are better at achieving happiness and hope than we are, for example, but I'd still like people to have enough to eat and not to have to die young of preventable illnesses.
Why should I contribute only to people in my own country, which is quite possibly the richest country in the history of the world, just because I understand them better? (Frankly, the people I understand best are people just like me, who hardly ever need any help at all!)
So is it possible to help those we don't understand but who nevertheless could really use some help? If so, how? Giving people loans to start small businesses (they get to pick their own business)? Supplying birth control methods to those who want them (they decide when they want to try to get pregnant and when they've had all the children they want)? Digging wells for clean water? (Animals, too. Keeping large enough blocks of habitat untouched? Begging governments to regulate water pollution?)
Ideally, we find people who do understand the relevant situations (as was described in other comments for disaster giving) and donate our money through them. It's not so easy to figure out who really knows what's going on and good ways to help.
I'm also learning that writing letters of request and of protest can make a big difference. I've found a few organizations who do the research of finding big issues (some of which I agree with) and even make it easy to sign petitions (such as http://www.change.org/ and CREDO action at http://www.workingforchange.com/). I get e-mails, and I think they must have some sort of system to pay attention to the petitions you sign so that the e-mails you get are likely to be for issues of importance to you.
And of course Amnesty International uses letter-writing campaigns to fight torture.
I've also started keeping up with my state legislature so I can write on issues of importance to me.
While I do think giving time is important, I also think that giving money/supplies might be even MORE important. If everyone just gave their time to food banks, no one would get fed, because no one was donating food. If everyone gave their time educating studants in poor communities, they would never have pens, paper, cyrayons and books, because everyone just gave time, not things or money.
Time IS important but a few dollars (or, 10-15 of your yearly salary) can do a LOT for people without.
"Time IS important but a few dollars (or, 10-15 of your yearly salary) can do a LOT for people without"
Do you mean $10-$15 DOLLARS of my year salary? Ok, I'll never notice that, and if it makes that big of a difference, then call me a convert. (But we've seen other posts who say that small donations actually *cost* the charity money.)
Do you mean 10-15 PERCENT of my yearly salary? Oh heck no. I bet it means a lot to the charity, because it sure means a lot to me — that represents more than what I allocate to savings every month.
15% of my gross pay is equivalent to $875/mo — more than I save in post-tax accounts every month. 15% of my net pay (after insurance, 401k, and what not) is $600 month. Given that $600 is about 75% of my savings every month, there's no way you'll ever convince me that it is "just a few dollars."
Although, I saw other comments on things like micro-loan groups, I didn't see any for groups like heifer international which also would fall under your teach a man to fish idea, as what you do is buy an animal or seeds for a family giving them a chance to feed themselves and/or start a small business.
A really neat site I found recently is http://www.seeyourimpact.org. You can choose the project that 100% of your money goes to (the site operates by requesting small optional donations to it at checkout time), and you receieve a story about the individual you helped. I'm really interested recently in microcharity, or helping an individual instead of sending your money to some black hole big cause, and this site is perfect for that! You can pick causes you're interested in (they have a lot of women and girl's education causes). I've helped 3 people so far, and it's really cool!
My mom never felt like she could give a lot so she gave small amounts to a number of charities. She also would donate food to food drives in her community. I have been a volunteer for various local groups and given money to local/national/international charities because once I was self-supporting, I firmly believed I had to give back to those who had so much less than me. Once I retired, I started to volunteer on a weekly basis with three different sorts of groups(a museum, a shelter and a local gov't group). I did it because I wanted/needed to do something with my time and it has been rewarding for me(usually- but like a job- sometimes it isn't). I also do crocheting for local groups and also for Afghans for Afghans. I find it amazing that mittens I make or a blanket I put together will end up with a 10 year old in Afghanistan. I also made a lot of scarves for women in a homeless shelter in DC-I got a lot of hugs from women who don't get(and maybe never did) handmade/homemade gifts. Maybe I am a gratitude whore( but most of my donations of cash or clothing are totally anonymous to the final recipients)
I've worked in the nonprofit sector here in Portland for five years, and was really interested to read this post since we're always discussing what motivates people to get involved. I have a couple suggestions as you embark on your new life as a philanthropist )
- consider board service as a volunteer opportunity. while hands-on work with people in need is always very personally rewarding, board service can have a major impact, and people with financial skills are always in short supply.
- become informed about nonprofit finance. many donors have a violent aversion to things like "overhead" and "admin" and "management costs", and over time this has led to major unintended consequences in the nonprofit sector like serious underinvestment in infrastructure that ends up costing MORE over the long run, and high turnover because the sector can't compete for talent with private employers. Be an informed donor and you will do your charity of choice a huge favor.
The company that my son works for has an interesting twist on corporate charitable donations. They will give two paid days a year to every employee to volunteer at a local charity. This is actually only a small part of their philanthropy but you can bet that this company is well liked in this community. My son has tried out a couple of different organizations this way and really thinks it is a great job benefit.
I'll echo what someone already said about the Peace Corps. It would take more planning on your part to take off for 2+ years but all the programs pretty much fall under "education." You can teach reproductive health, environmental ed. or help small businesses/farmers. And since it's a government organization (and not a non-profit) it's not an organization where people donate $$ but instead, their time and talents.
I believe that charitable giving should be efficient and effective. It makes sense to get to know about a charity before you give. However, I think too many people waste time pondering if their money will be well spent. Nobody wants to be "a sucker". But if some of the money is wasted, oh well. Most of the money is well spent. There is no such thing as 100% efficiency or effectiveness. I've given to Christian Children's Fund (now ChildFund) for 40 years. Sometimes they haven't spent the money exactly as I wanted or run the programs exactly as I wished. But I believe I've helped a number of children. Any money problems I had over the years wasn't from giving to CCF. When I started it was $18/mo and now its $40/mo. Most Americans waste a lot more than that each month on trivia and never wonder if they are being taken.
Being a role model and a mentor is also a form of giving.
I approach charitable giving in much the same way I approach the rest of our personal finances.
I give to non-profits that I have a relationship due to college, grad school and my profession. While these count for charitable giving for purposes of the IRS I don't really count them as giving (but I do factor them into our spending plan).
I give to three or four (depending on the year) charities that support research and works on behalf of medical/health issues which impact family members. I often give money at the holiday times or in honor of a birthday, my family is not big on gifts so this is how I give to my family without materialism.
My other large charitable giving goes to a local preschool, I also give of my time and energy to this charitable organization. My giving for this organization is set up as a monthly charge to my debit card.
Giving is a line item on our annual spending plan, I track my giving just like I track all other expenses and giving is an expense. I've commited to my charities and I have no problem turning down requests from any and all others.
I also set aside a small amount each year to support my local kids, my neighbor's kids, my assistant's kids, etc. when they are selling Girl Scout cookies or when working on a school fund raiser. Again, I don't count this as giving instead, for me, its supporting my kid friends.
Although I understand what you are trying to say and the influences around you, I am concerned that advocating charity like an obligation or budget line item is not the best approach.
I think its best to encourage active community participants. I encourage becoming active with local arts programs, local governments, local schools, local sports groups, anything in your own community.
I want to be a true contributing member of my own society. In doing so I want this to become part of who I am not merely part of my budget (although inevitably it is). I have been taught to give of my time, talent, and treasure as many others have mentioned but I want it to be more than just an obligation I want it to be a passion and a part of my personality.
The volunteer tourism sounds like fun and it would fit your personality, but it also would more likely be more for your own benefit than for others. Not that I would discourage this because these types of experiences are what make life worth living. But if it were me I would question my motivations, such as 'I'm doing this so I can pursue my passion of traveling or am I doing this so I can contribute to the global community and is there a better way of doing both more effectively?' Traveling is great and I love experiences other people's cultures, but as far as my 'volunteer/charitable giving quota' I incorporate that into my daily life.
I tend to think this came out very condescendingly and that was not intentional. So as a caveat, I think evaluating charitable giving is good, I would just do so with a broader scope.
A few random thoughts on the subject:
Many years ago I started an envelope budget for household expenses and one of them was for helping out local donation requests. We often had kids knocking at the door fund raising for sports or band or scouts etc. That way I had something in the envelope to give them without throwing my budget out.
Now, with still a small income, I donate blood which is just a matter of giving time, and I also pick up a few grocery bags full of plastic on the beach whenever I go…at least once a week….to help the environment.
If I donate money to a charity I make sure to tell them to NOT put me on their mail list. That way my money is not going to be wasted on stamps for more requests!
Used books sent overseas to schools are wasted if the books are old fashioned and so culturally different. You need to think really careful about what is of use to another country and culture.
I would like to recommend a charity that is fully into helping others to help themselves in Africa. careforlife.org
There is a lot of discussion here in Hawaii about the homeless on our streets. The governor has asked that charities do not show up at parks to feed people there. Let the homeless go to shelters to be fed. This is to discourage growth of homeless numbers waiting for free food in the park. Like feeding the wild birds or cats!
I give primarily and very generously to animal rights organizations, which may interest you, JD. Much of my profession is devoted to human rights and women's rights, so I figure I'll help animals with my monetary philanthropy. To help the big picture, I donate to the Humane Society, Animal Legal Defense Fund, and PETA. To help locally, I give to the shelter where I got my cats and to some groups I learned about on international travel that do things like spaying and neutering in developing countries.
Giving to animal causes brings me a lot of peace. First, the need is epic and obvious – literally billions are being killed in shelters and inhumane factory operations each year, plus many other abuses. And I'm confident bout where the money is going. And it's less complicated than trying to help humans, which is full of pitfalls and programs that meant well but didn't work.
Volunteering directly with animals is also immediately gratifying. And it's easy to go to a local shelter, see what it needs and then either give time, donated items or money.
For me, giving away a consisant amount of my money on a consistent time frame represents absolute "freedom" from money. It's hard to grasp until you actually do it, but trust me, money loosens it grip on the human spirit when it's given away in a purposeful and deliberate manner. Give it a try!
I guess it never occurred to me that there are people in my community who don't contemplate giving back, in some way, at some point. That's a viewpoint very far removed from my values and everyday reality…
Something I haven't seen mentioned that I participate in locally is a giving circle geared toward young professionals. It was started by some YP's at our local community foundation and the idea is to get young professionals more involved in philanthropy. Everyone kicks in a donation of $100 – $500 per year and we learn about local non-profits and needs in our community over the course of the year. At the end of the year we vote and money is provided in the form of grants to the organizations or programs we feel most strongly about. I think of it as a bit like an investment club or mutual fund to contribute to charities. It's also a way to have some scale and impact that isn't necessarily possible with a small dollar individual gift. Many of our members have gotten more deeply involved with individual charities as volunteers, board members or individual donors as a result of learning more about them through this initiative. Ours is geared toward young professionals, but it's easy to see how the concept might translate to specific interest areas or affinity groups.
I would be very interested in a post on volunteer vacation options. I am an avid volulnteer just entering the phase of life where I have some money to donate, but would love to combine that with hands on time as well. Several "volunteer" vacation groups I've found have basically been 1-2 week trips with an afternoon or two of volunteering, or grossly overpriced to get as much cash donation as possible. A post on reputable, good-value volunteer vacation sites would be incredibly useful!
I have not found many non-profits better than STOP HUNGER NOW – stophungernow.org
4 stars on the Charity Navigator.
I would encourage you to read Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder and consider supporting Partners in Health. It's an organization that I feel can make better decisions about true need than I can.
I would second the vote for supporting Partners In Health. They try whenever possible to hire and train local workers, collaborate with local governments on health initiatives, increase local capacity and address the root causes of poor health outcomes: unemployment, lack of education, poor sanitation.
It's a pretty cool organization.
I would really encourage you, and anyone interested in the subject of "nonprofit efficiency", to read the book "Uncharitable" by Dan Pallota. It is a critique of the rules (both legal and social) that guide nonprofit management in the US, and a comparison of the standards to which we uphold nonprofit versus for-profit organizations. It has the potential to completely change your perspective as a donor and volunteer.
"To mount a campaign to convert 6 billion people to love–which is essentially the role of charity–takes a lot of money…Raise the capital to promote the idea by offering a return on investment, hire the best people to manage the effort, and run the advertising to spread the word." –Dan Pallota
This discussion reminds me of the issue of volunteerism by high school students in relation to college admissions.
I went to a high school where volunteer work was strongly encouraged, but in no way required. Our community service department provided lots of opportunities for meaningful and consistent community involvement. On the other hand, in college I met students who went to high schools that required service. While many of the students took it seriously and developed their giving spirit, I met many others who made fun of the people that they had been "forced" to "help" and only did the work to graduate and stick it on the college application.
At the time, it bothered me that the students mandated to "volunteer" could get the "credit" of having volunteered just the same as other applicants who actually went out of their way to help. Yet reflecting now, maybe it encouraged just a few extra people to change their minds and value giving back.
In Ontario, I think 30 hours of volunteering is still required for a high school diploma. I believe part of the rationale was to get students to have some work experience. A lot of students don't have part time jobs during high school, so they often graduate with little experience to speak of.
Universities can tell whether you've volunteered only to meet the requirement or volunteered of your initiative. It's fairly obvious on your application that you've got more than 30 hours in four years
May I suggest that you donate your school supplies to either a shelter, foster-care home or refugee resettlement agency? All of those places could use the supplies.
And while I know you don't want to, the best way to get school supplies to kids is by sending cash to a trusted person/organization. (PARSA is an organization I trust – I live and work in Afghanistan)
The Salvation Army is also always great to give to and you can designate how you want your donation to be used and the money is used in your community.


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All in all, I found this dish very bland. I made it for a lunch party, and maybe it would have been better if the guests hadn't been almost 2 hours late. By the time they arrived, any liquids, and presumably the flavor, had been absorbed into the pasta. I found it embarassing. Also, there wasn't enough salt. And I added a little dried red pepper to try to pep it up. It's an ok, bland dish, but not for company.
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Reaching Out on Valentine's Day
- Monday, February 07, 2005
These days, we've hardly gotten Christmas cleaned up and put away before stores are festooned in red and pink.
The build-up for Valentine's Day — or "National Singles Awareness Day" as a friend coined it — is a solid three to four weeks of diamond ads, rose peddlers, heart-shaped candy, and photos everywhere of smiling couples gazing at each other in rapt, adoring attention. When you're single and unattached, it's hard to go anywhere and not be reminded that you aren't part of this national love fest.
One year, I left my local shopping mall with a heavy, gray blob of self-pity bobbing behind me. As I got into my car, I looked across the street to the looming assisted-living center. The facility is attractive, and blends in with the surrounding neighborhood — but suddenly it caught my attention. I wondered how many people there might not receive anything on Valentine's Day, either. With that thought, I heard a small pop in my soul and felt a sudden release of extra weight. The gray blob of self-pity had dissipated.
A few weeks later, a group of friends and I were standing in one of the reception rooms of this assisted-living center. We were a small army importing a party. We had brought in fine china, linens, candles, tea, and dessert to host a Valentine's tea for some of the residents. The men in my care-group (the term my church uses for our small groups) typically would do something nice for the ladies around this time, a mass Valentine's Day activity. But this year we decided to turn our focus outward. One of the women in my care-group — Joanie — visited this home regularly to see her grandmother. So my care-group decided to make Joanie's grandmother the guest of honor for Valentine's Day, and invite her friends to join us.
As our guests arrived, we seated them at small tables with different members of our group. The conversation at each table soon grew animated as my friends asked open-ended questions to become acquainted with our guests — "What's your earliest Valentine's Day memory?" "What was your most memorable Valentine's Day?" "What's one piece of advice you would give young adults now about this holiday?" And so on. In some cases, those questions led to conversations about the gospel and our church. At the end, we prayed for our guests and thanked them for coming.
The evening passed remarkably fast, leaving fond memories and dirty dishes. As we cleaned up, we agreed this was one of our best Valentine's Days. By turning our attention from ourselves, we became vessels to demonstrate the love of God in a practical way to others. There was nothing particularly heroic about this event. We didn't solve the problems of the world. We simply gave away a small amount of time and material resources to surprise and delight others.
A Call to Change Focus
Let's be honest: one great temptation of singleness is an unrelenting self-focus. We need to be reminded to look outside of our circumstances and ourselves. I chose this Valentine's Day story for that specific reason, even though it's not a remarkable story of outreach or investment. In fact, it's rather ordinary. But it strikes at the heart of a common temptation, don't you think? If Valentine's Day is hard because we think everyone else is out celebrating their romances (which isn't as common among married couples as we'd like to speculate), then we can turn our gaze inward and start pondering that gray blob of self-pity. We translate singleness into loneliness.
When those temptations come, those are grace moments. That's when we need to literally, out loud, ask for God's grace to respond differently. In those moments, I have a mental picture of our Father peering intensely at us with a big encouraging smile — the way that parents do as a child is just starting to walk: "Come on, come on — you can do it! Ask Me for the power to respond differently. Take the next step. Hold out your hand and ask Me for help." Our Father is ready and willing to give us all we need to step out. His outpouring of grace is not dependent on our requests, but it's a wonderful exercise to ask Him.
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->'''Lister:''' Fasten your belt!\\
'''Cat:''' Hey I do ''not'' need fashion tips from you!\\
'''Lister:''' ''Safety'' belt!
-->-- ''Series/RedDwarf''
There are No Seat Belts on the CoolShip (when there are even ''seats''), particularly not on TheBridge. Whenever the ship is hit by EnergyWeapons, even if the DeflectorShields hold, everyone on board will be flung about by the StarTrekShake. Either the designers assumed that SpaceIsAnOcean, or everyone has a standing battle station.
''[[Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture Star Trek]]: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' did a LampshadeHanging on this, giving TheCaptain a chair whose arms folded down to function as a seat belt. Kirk wound up being tossed around anyway despite this. ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' also had an impressive sequence of the bridge crew aboard the Excelsior buckling up in similar fashion before activating the transwarp drive -- which instantly [[PhlebotinumBreakdown broke down]].
The lack of seat belts is part of NoOSHACompliance (as well as no common sense).
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* Inconsistently done in the MobileSuitGundam franchise, which can't seem to make up its mind if Mobile Suits have seat belts or not. Most notably averted in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]'', where all mobile suits have a fairly sizable, inflatable lap restraint that expands to cover the torso in an emergancy.
[[folder: {{Film}}]]
* Averted in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock,'' where the arms of the chairs on the ''Excelsior'' folded down to become essentially a safety bar.
* There was a scene at the end of ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', cut from the final version, where Picard enters the bridge to find some techies installing a new captain's chair. It includes an automatic seat belt of sorts; a pleased Picard notes that [[LampshadeHanging "it's about time!"]]
** In ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', [[spoiler:Spock puts on a restraint system when the ''Enterprise'' is crashing. The bridge crew also activates their restraints when they refuse to obey his order to leave.]]
* Averted in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', where, as the title ship is ComingInHot, everyone ''does'' strap down.
* There are seat belts on the Space Ball One in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''. However, do not expect Lord Helmet to use one.
* ''TheFastAndTheFurious'': Oddly enough, the lack of seat belt use seems to have little effect on [[RuleOfCool anyone's ability to survive catastrophic crashes]].
* Likewise in ''Film/ShootEmUp''. Smith's car is rammed head-on by a VanInBlack full of {{mook}}s. Having shot out both windshields, Smith flies through the air, lands in the back of the van and shoots all the mooks. His BondOneLiner is "So much for wearing your seatbelt." It's that kind of movie.
* ''WhereEaglesDare'': While being escorted by Weissner and a carload of Nazis, Smith and Schaffer attack their guards, causing the vehicle to crash. Weissner is flung headfirst through the windshield and flies several feet in front of the car.
* In "The Last Seduction" Linda Fiorentino has been found out on her criminal activities but (while driving) convinces the man to accept sex in lieu of capturing her. When he undoes his seat belt to expose himself she deliberately drives into a tree, killing him.
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* Averted, then subverted in the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' novel [[StarTrekMillennium ''War of the Prophets'']]. The future starship ''Phoenix'' has effective seat restraints, even though the Federation is falling apart and the universe is about to end. They're so effective, Captain Nog uses them to restrain the bridge crew so he can sell them and the ship out to the Romulans. (He has a very good reason.)
* Averted in the ''Literature/StarTrekTitan'' series, then {{double subverted}} when only Riker (the belts work perfectly for Vale and Troi) gets thrown to the floor anyway as he wasn't sitting down when they were hit, leading him to note "Obviously the lesson here is to stay in my chair".
* Subverted in Larry Niven's later KnownSpace stories: No one uses or even needs seatbelts since every vehicle in the universe is comprehensively equipped with outrageously effective automatic safety, restraint and crash protection systems. Who need a seatbelt when your driver's seat has a built-in force field?
** Actually makes sense given the high speeds of the vehicles in question. Even as an emergency backup, a seat belt is not going to save you if your supersonic flying car crashes and all the other mechanisms fail.
* Very definitely averted in ''Literature/HonorHarrington'', where warships' duty station seats have full-up shock frames to hold the crew in place -- which come in handy when you take a [[FrickinLaserBeams graser]] hit near the bridge. Not so much when you take one to the inertial compensator; everyone on the ship is instantly turned to "strawberry jam".
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' "The Satan Pit" features seat belts in the rocket (they're even plot relevant...). Mind you, they're not the kind of seatbelts you'd usually find in a spaceship (this was a production oversight).
** The TARDIS did have "seatbelts" in one Colin Baker episode, but it's best not to mention them. (Trying to plausibly fit seatbelts in a control room with ''no seats'' was never going to work, really.)
** Despite the Ninth and Tenth Doctor's control room actually having a seat near the console, the Doctor rarely seems to ever use it and tends to cling onto the console for support whilst the TARDIS is in flight.
** In "The Waters of Mars" there were seatbelts on the ''realistic'' rocket which they plan to escape on.
** Also averted in the famous Episode 3 {{cliffhanger}} of "The Caves of Androzani". Because the Doctor is the only one wearing a seatbelt, he's able to flee the ship he just crashlanded faster than the bad guys who've been tossed about by the impact.
* {{Lampshaded}} in ''Series/StargateSG1'' when the team gets severely knocked around while on board a Goa'uld shuttle:
--> '''Daniel Jackson:''' You'd think a race smart enough to fly across the galaxy would be smart enough to have seatbelts.
* Referenced by name in ''{{Andromeda}}'' episode 'Belly of the Beast', made by Beka after she is tossed around the bridge in yet another explosion.
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* ''{{Franchise/Halo}}'': At the end of the first mission, Master Chief and Cortana get into an escape pod with a group of [[RedShirts Marines and crewmembers]]. Cortana suggests that Master Chief strap in, but he merely braces himself and says "We'll be fine." Everyone else straps in, but MC and Cortana are the only survivors when the escape pod lands, because of his PoweredArmor. One joke fan theory says that he bounced around and killed everyone else.
* None of the player ship bridges in ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' have seatbelts, and some of them (the Destiny bridges, for one) don't even have chairs. Fortunately they're just a cosmetic option.
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* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Black Mage made a similar comment and carried out the same actions as Bender did in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Roswell That Ends Well". However, this was his plan (that he would be thrown clear of the burning wreckage). Of course, the [[WordOfGod fact]] that [[spoiler:the [[TheChewToy universe hates Black Mage]] meant that he was immediately crushed by a giant, and the others escaped thanks to quick thinking on the part of [[GeniusDitz Red Mage]] (for further irony, this was at the cost of the very items that could have saved Black Mage from his predicament).]]
[[folder: WesternAnimation]]
* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': The show makes sure that they put on helmets or parachutes or buckle up in their flying car.
* Spoofed in ''Sev Trek: Pus in Boots'', an Australian 3D animated send-up of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. After sitting down in his [[CoolChair Captain's Chair]], Captain Jetlag Pinchhard pulls across a seatbelt. Later when the Enterforaprize rams another ship airbags inflate from the consoles, but one of those ensigns who are always standing around at the back of the bridge goes flying through the air.
* Spoofed in ''{{Futurama}}'': When the professor takes control of the Planet Express ship, Fry and Leela fasten themselves to their seats with about 30 seat belts, and Bender rivets himself to the wall. And, of course, the professor ends up "driving" at about two miles an hour.
** In "Roswell That Ends Well", everyone sits down and buckles their seatbelts in preparation for a crash landing except Bender, who smugly insists, "Those things [[JammedSeatBelts kill more lives than they save]]." In accordance with the laws of TemptingFate, Bender is the only one sent flying when the ship touches ground.
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* Planes and manned spacecraft place great emphasis on seatbelts. Occupants are unlikely to survive crashes at most speeds, but seatbelts allow them to survive the huge accelerations and turbulence involved in day-to-day use. Artificial gravity and compensating for inertia remain fictional, and any sudden deceleration involving a hard surface can damage the body.
** There is also the BoringButPractical fact that being strapped down to your seat means you will not be tossed around the cockpit when performing energetic maneuvering, thus meaning you won't be tossed ''away from the controls''.


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Twitter filed for IPO last week, which means that its list of board members, executive officers, and investors was released to the public. The only woman on board was general council member Vijaya Gadde, who has had the job for a mere five weeks.
Vivek Wadhwa, who is writing a book on women in tech said, "This is the elite arrogance of the Silicon Valley mafia, the Twitter mafia … it's the same male chauvinistic thinking. The fact that they went to the IPO without a single woman on the board, how dare they?"
So Twitter CEO Dick Costolo did what any man hoisted on his own chauvinistic petard would do -- ignore the complaint and insult the complainer. He tweeted in response to the critique: "Vivek Wadhwa is the Carrot Top of academic sources."
Well that's productive. Not.
I refuse to believe that there aren't enough women in the technological field to account for this discrepancy. Especially considering that more females use Twitter than males.
You'd think that execs at Twitter would be more conscious to public opinion about gender equality in a typically male-dominated field before disclosing their sausage-fest roster. You'd think that when called out for it, they'd have something more intelligent to say than your opinion matters as much as Carrot Top's.
I guess not.
Do you think this is insulting to women in the tech community?
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where did he insult women? he insulted the person who dissed him
His response was unbecoming for a CEO. A CEO has to learn to operate above the gutter. He does, however, have a point that there is a supply problem when it comes to women in the technology sector. Frankly, parents need to do more to encourage their daughters to pursue careers in the technology field.
A person should be in a position because of their merit and ability, not because of their gender, race or creed. Awards and positions should always be handed out based on ability and nothing else. Feminism has become a disease in recent years, I'm getting so sick of the "I am woman hear me roar" bullshit. Feminism does NOT speak for all of us.
shilo and katharine, in all due respects, you guys are missing the point about what feminism is/means and why we need it. it's not about women getting positions because they are women, it's about them getting them because they are qualified yet don't because they have a uterus. too many qualified women, yes even more qualified then most men, are look over for jobs because they are women and it shouldn't happen. to blame feminism and call it a disease is going to hurt more qualified women in the long run. shilo, what they are teaching is bullying, it has nothing to do with boys and girls. I also question what show you are watching where "depict husbands and male coworkers as idiots", I surely don't see that. case in point "Marvel's Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D" and Big Bang Theory"; perhaps you're seeing this on Lifetime which explains this. and if you want to be a stay-at-mom, great more power to you (my mom as well as my grandma was one as well so i respect those who are) but don't knock those women who choose not to be. After all, feminism is about choice.
Note: I apologize for any errors I may have missed. I'm typing with nails and I'm not used to them quie yet.
My statement that feminism is a disease is not just because of women thinking they deserve positions just because they're women, I think it's a disease because of what it has done to society as a whole. Feminism (as it is now, not as it was originally) tells women that they can't stay home with their children because they shouldn't be financially dependent on their husbands lest their husbands trade them in for younger models - which in turn has eroded the family unit and now we have lonely, neglected children raised in institutions and not homes; it has changed school in ways that girls are learning but boys must be medicated; it has told women that everything is "their body their choice" and murdering your unborn baby is OK because the pregnancy was incovenient; it has made men the enemy at worst and irrelevent at best.
Katharine: again, i think you're missing the point about what feminism means: it's about choice. no true feminist is going to tell a stay-at-home mom "shame on you for not going out and working. you are a horrible person". if they are "traded for a younger model", how is that their fault? The problem there does not lie with the woman but with the man. and yes, boys and girls do learn differently, heck even most girls learn differently from other girls and have different areas they excel in. my mom majored in business in college and I'm getting my master's in creative studies; we're just two different types of people. and girls also take medication for learning issues as well, a majority just happen to be boys. And please don't bring abortion into this since bottom line it IS a woman's right to dictate her own health and what to do with her own body, not yours or mine and definitely not men who don't know jack squat about woman's health. we aren't man hating people (love them here) we just want to be given the freedom to make our choices and not be shamed or crucified for them by members of both sexes. That is why we need it, because in this day and age we still have to fight and protest for this crap. And the blame for the decline of society can be placed on both men and women. Men and their actions are what make them the enemy though I fail to see how that are irrelevant.


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#sochi #500mtr Margot Boer .. Bikkel!!
just felt the need to share this, cause my country is kicking ass!!
So you guys are all about Canada and stuff… But seriously have you seen the Netherlands? Thought so!
Ireen Wüst just won her third consecutive gold Olympic medal 👏 I'm a proud Dutchie!!!
Ireen Wust of the Netherlands wins her third career Olympic gold medal in speed skating, and becomes the first openly LGBT athlete to medal at the Sochi Olympics.


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