ESIs May Need a Correspondent to Keep Up to Date with the News

From: Fourth Dwarf
To: ESIs
Sent: October 02, 2008; 2:00pm
Subject: Event to Cover

Hey,

This event is on a Saturday morning, but the ESIs should at least send a reporter.

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PSA: Ottawa moms expecting to set the record for the most babies being breastfed at one time, at one location

Ottawa - On Saturday, October 11 Ottawa moms and babies will gather at St. Laurent Shopping Centre’s Centre Court and compete for first place in the annual Breastfeeding Challenge. Canada and the United States are competing for the seventh consecutive year to set the record for the most babies being breastfed at one time. Moms in Cyprus, France, Luxembourg, Philippines, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Belarus, Bermuda, Switzerland, the Ukraine and many more will join the challenge this year. In 2005 the National Capital Region was proud to come in first out of all 234 participating sites in North America, with 179 babies at the main site. In 2007 there were 198 breastfeeding babies and Ottawa placed fourth. Ottawa hopes to regain its first place rank and encourages all breastfeeding moms to come out, join in the challenge, and raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding. Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008 Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Location: St. Laurent Shopping Centre, Centre Court on the first level This year’s main site is at St. Laurent Centre with additional sites at CHEO, Queensway Carleton Hospital, the Montfort Hospital and Civic and General campuses of The Ottawa Hospital. The challenge is part of the celebrations for World Breastfeeding Week in Canada and is sponsored by the Quintessence Foundation, a non-profit group providing education to parents and professionals about breastfeeding. For more information on the Breastfeeding Challenge, visit ottawa.ca/health. For more information on the Quintessence Foundation, visit www.babyfriendly.ca.

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From: Aggie
To: ESIs
Sent: October 02, 2008; 2:05pm
Subject: Event to Cover

I will give this assignment a pass. But, indeed, someone should latch on to this one.

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From: Coyote
To: ESIs
Sent: October 02, 2008; 2:15pm
Subject: Event to Cover

A crying shame, but I will be watching the PowerBlock on Spike TV. Because then, I know where to aim my eyes without somebody becoming unsettled.

RNDP 1: Feminists in the Office without Chivalry

The first place Google takes us in our quest for a Revolutionary New Dating Paradigm (RNDP) is Gradspot.com where a writer named Gritz tells us that the new dating paradigm is to look for career-oriented women at the office and forget about chivalry.

Paradigm Shift #1: The office is the new bar

As Rosenbloom explains, “Those who follow the evolution of the workplace romance say the stigma may be fading because the line between business and personal life is blurring among younger workers. They are working longer hours. Their workplaces encourage collaboration. And, of course, most single people are in the work force.”

Paradigm Shift #2: Feminists are the new hot girls

...A “career-oriented” women—too often used as a descriptive shorthand for a feminist—is now more acceptable than ever....

Paradigm Shift #3: Chivalry is dead

Fourth Dwarf Analysis:

It appears Gritz and the writer Stephanie Rosenbloom have spent little time in the workplace and possibly less time dating. The only "new" thing in this 3-part paradigm shift is the throw-away line that "chivalry is dead". People have always hooked up wherever they happen to meet. Feminists have always been the hottest women. If chivalry is dead, based on the comments we've seen about how it's appreciated when guys pay for dinner, fellows who revive chivalry are well appreciated.

It could be that Gritz is suggesting that women should stop looking for chivalry in the men they are dating. Unfortunately, Gritz has given us no basis following this suggestion, but we'll explore the idea in future postings.