Stoneman Volk Patent Group, a division of Stoneman Law Offices, Ltd. (est. 1961) is a law firm that focuses exclusively on intellectual property (IP) law, more specifically within that field, patent prosecution. Stoneman Volk Patent Group is a relatively small law firm, based out of Phoenix, Arizona, with three (3) patent attorney's, five (5) patent agent's, and approximately five (5) support staff members.
What distinguishes Stoneman Volk from many other intellectual property law firms is fixed and upfront pricing. This practice comes from the firm's belief that all lawyer jokes are true.
What distinguishes Stoneman Volk from many other intellectual property law firms is fixed and upfront pricing. This practice comes from the firm's belief that all lawyer jokes are true.
The 905 is a Canadian Music scene located in south central Ontario. Corresponding to communities that use the 905 area code, it primarily designates the suburban areas encircling the Greater Toronto Area, but has been used to label musical acts from south of Hamilton into the Niagara Peninsula. The label is applied throughout the Golden Horseshoe region for any city other than Toronto. Due to its population and urban culture Toronto (the 416 area code) is typically considered a separate scene, albeit deeply interconnected with the 905.
While individual cities in the 905 may have populations too small to support an isolated music scene, the dense number of cities in the area has allowed for a large number of musical acts to form.
Relevance
As population in the area has risen throughout the 1990s and 2000s many bands from the 905 music scene have begun to attract attention from across Canada and internationally.
The area has given rise to a number of internationally recognized rock music bands, particularly in the subgenres of punk, indie rock, hardcore, post-hardcore and garage rock. The Canadian music press recognized a number of touring bands emerging from the area in the mid 2000s, including bands like Sum 41, Billy Talent and Silverstein. Many of the acts sharing that subgenre have signed deals with record labels in the United States, subsequently touring south of the border and bringing more attention from labels to the area.
Active Musicians
* Adelaide
* Anvil
* Attack In Black
* Cancer Bats
* Billy Talent
* Bombing Neverland
* Boys Night Out
* Cities in Dust
* City and Colour
* The Creepshow
* Cuff the Duke
* Dead and Divine
* The End
* Leslie Feist (Feist)
* Finger Eleven
* Grade
* Sarah Harmer
* Hawk Nelson
* I Hate Sally
* Idle Sons
* IllScarlett
* The Junction
* Junior Boys
* K-OS
* The Marble Index
* The Mark Inside
* The Meligrove Band
* Moneen
* The Most Serene Republic
* The Next Best Thing
* Not by Choice
* The Pettit Project
* Protest the Hero
*
* The Salads
* Silverstein
* Sum 41
* Summerside
* Teenage Head
* The Lost Melody
* Tokyo Police Club
* Tomi Swick
* The Video Dead
* The Vulcan Dub Squad
* Wave
* Wax Mannequin
Recognition
Many 905 area bands have been recognized for their work with various awards. The most respected award for music in Canada is the Juno and 905 bands and solo artists have been nominated for and won a number of Juno Awards in various categories.
Along with Juno Awards, artists from the 905 have been nominated for and won many other awards, which are also listed.
Junos
The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands each year.
2001
* Finger Eleven - nominated Rock Album of the Year (The Greyest of Blue Skies)
* Sarah Harmer - nominated New Artist of the Year
* Sarah Harmer - nominated Pop Album of the Year (You Were Here)
2003
* Sum 41 - won Group of the Year
* Finger Eleven - nominated Group of the Year
2004
* Finger Eleven - performed
2005
* Sum 41 - won Rock Album of the Year (Chuck)
* Alexisonfire - won New Group of the Year
* Sarah Harmer - won Adult Alternative Album of the Year
2006
* Boys Night Out - nominated New Group of the Year
* Silverstein - nominated New Group of the Year
Other Awards
Many 905 area artists have been nominated and won various other Canadian and International awards. Included in this list are
* Much Music Video Awards (MMVA's)
* Canadian Artists Selected by You (CASBY's)
* Canadian Independent Music Awards
* Polaris Music Prize Best full length Canadian album based on artist merit
-> 2006 short list: Metric, Broken Social Scene, Sarah Harmer, The Deadly Snakes, K'naan,
Winner: Final Fantasy
-> 2007 short list: Feist
While individual cities in the 905 may have populations too small to support an isolated music scene, the dense number of cities in the area has allowed for a large number of musical acts to form.
Relevance
As population in the area has risen throughout the 1990s and 2000s many bands from the 905 music scene have begun to attract attention from across Canada and internationally.
The area has given rise to a number of internationally recognized rock music bands, particularly in the subgenres of punk, indie rock, hardcore, post-hardcore and garage rock. The Canadian music press recognized a number of touring bands emerging from the area in the mid 2000s, including bands like Sum 41, Billy Talent and Silverstein. Many of the acts sharing that subgenre have signed deals with record labels in the United States, subsequently touring south of the border and bringing more attention from labels to the area.
Active Musicians
* Adelaide
* Anvil
* Attack In Black
* Cancer Bats
* Billy Talent
* Bombing Neverland
* Boys Night Out
* Cities in Dust
* City and Colour
* The Creepshow
* Cuff the Duke
* Dead and Divine
* The End
* Leslie Feist (Feist)
* Finger Eleven
* Grade
* Sarah Harmer
* Hawk Nelson
* I Hate Sally
* Idle Sons
* IllScarlett
* The Junction
* Junior Boys
* K-OS
* The Marble Index
* The Mark Inside
* The Meligrove Band
* Moneen
* The Most Serene Republic
* The Next Best Thing
* Not by Choice
* The Pettit Project
* Protest the Hero
*
* The Salads
* Silverstein
* Sum 41
* Summerside
* Teenage Head
* The Lost Melody
* Tokyo Police Club
* Tomi Swick
* The Video Dead
* The Vulcan Dub Squad
* Wave
* Wax Mannequin
Recognition
Many 905 area bands have been recognized for their work with various awards. The most respected award for music in Canada is the Juno and 905 bands and solo artists have been nominated for and won a number of Juno Awards in various categories.
Along with Juno Awards, artists from the 905 have been nominated for and won many other awards, which are also listed.
Junos
The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands each year.
2001
* Finger Eleven - nominated Rock Album of the Year (The Greyest of Blue Skies)
* Sarah Harmer - nominated New Artist of the Year
* Sarah Harmer - nominated Pop Album of the Year (You Were Here)
2003
* Sum 41 - won Group of the Year
* Finger Eleven - nominated Group of the Year
2004
* Finger Eleven - performed
2005
* Sum 41 - won Rock Album of the Year (Chuck)
* Alexisonfire - won New Group of the Year
* Sarah Harmer - won Adult Alternative Album of the Year
2006
* Boys Night Out - nominated New Group of the Year
* Silverstein - nominated New Group of the Year
Other Awards
Many 905 area artists have been nominated and won various other Canadian and International awards. Included in this list are
* Much Music Video Awards (MMVA's)
* Canadian Artists Selected by You (CASBY's)
* Canadian Independent Music Awards
* Polaris Music Prize Best full length Canadian album based on artist merit
-> 2006 short list: Metric, Broken Social Scene, Sarah Harmer, The Deadly Snakes, K'naan,
Winner: Final Fantasy
-> 2007 short list: Feist
Gender Inequality
Gender Inequality refers to the obvious or hidden disparities among individuals based on performance of gender (gender can be separate from biological sex, see Sex/gender distinction). Gender has been construed as socially constructed through social interactions as well as biologically constructed through chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences . The dichotomous nature of gender lends to the creation of inequality that manifests in numerous dimensions of daily life.
*Manifestations of Gender Inequality:
**1. In the workplace: Income Disparities and Job Stratification
**2. In the home: Gender Roles in Parenting and Marriage
**3. Gendered Media: Traditional Representations of Gender in Media
**4. Perpetuation Through the Generations
In The Workplace
----
Income Disparities Linked to Job Stratification
Income Disparity between genders stems from processes that determine the quality of jobs and earnings associated with jobs. Earnings associated with jobs will cause income inequality to take form in the placement of individuals into particular jobs through individual qualifications or stereotypical norms. Placement of men or women into particular job categories can be supported through the human capital theories of qualifications of individuals or abilities associated with biological differences in men and women. Conversely, the placement of men or women into separate job categories is argued to be caused by social status groups who desire to keep their position through the placement of those in lower statuses to lower paying positions .
*Income Disparity Data: The gender earnings ratio suggests that there has been an increase in women’s earnings comparative to men. Men’s plateau in earnings began after the 1970s, allowing for the increase in women’s wages to close the ratio between incomes. Despite the smaller ratio between men and women’s wages, disparity still exists. data suggests that women’s earnings are 71 percent of men’s earnings in 1999 .
*Job Stratification Data: As women entered the workforce in larger numbers since the 1960s, occupations have become segregated based on the amount femininity or masculinity presupposed to be associated with each occupation. Census data suggests that while some occupations have become more gender integrated (mail carriers, bartenders, bus drivers, and real estate agents), occupations including teachers, nurses, secretaries, and librarians have become female-dominated while occupations including architects, electrical engineers, and airplane pilots remain predominately male in composition . Based on the census data, women occupy the service sector jobs at higher rates then men. Women’s overrepresentation in service sector jobs as opposed to jobs that require managerial work acts as a reinforcement of women and men into traditional gender roles that causes gender inequality .
In The Home
----
Gender Roles In Parenting and Marriage
*Socialization: Gender roles develop through internalization and identification during childhood. Sigmund Freud suggested that biology (based around the penis) determines gender identity through identification with either the mother or father. While some people agree with Freud, others argue that the development of the gendered self is not completely determined by biology based around one's relationship to the penis, but rather the interactions that one has with the primary caregiver(s). From birth, parents interact differently with children depending on their sex, and through this interaction parents can instill different values or traits in their children on the basis of what is normative for their sex. This internalization of gender norms includes the choice of toys (“feminine” toys often reinforce interaction, nurturing, and closeness, “masculine” toys often reinforce independence and competitiveness) that a parents give to their children . Education also plays an integral role in the creation of gender norms .
*Gender Roles and Inequality: Gender roles that are created in childhood permeate throughout life and help to structure parenting and marriage, especially in relation to work in and outside the home. Despite the increase in women in the labor force since the mid-1900s, women are still responsible for the majority of the domestic chores and childcare. While women are splitting their time between work and care of the home, men are pressured into being the primary economic supporter of the home . Dispite the fact that different households may divide chores more evenly, there is evidence that supports that women have retained the primary caregiver role within familial life despite contributions economically. This evidence suggest that women who work outside the home often put an extra 18 hours a week doing household or childcare related chores as opposed to men who average 12 minutes a day in childcare activities .
Gendered Media
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*Traditional Representations of Gender in Media: Media Representations of men and women tend to conform to traditional gender norms, reinforcing the aggressive independence of men and the passive dependence of women. While there are exceptions to the traditional gender norms presented in the media, entertainment industries predominantly present men and women in roles that reinforce inequality between the sexes. Men are presented as career oriented, lazy, or incompetent in doing housework, and rarely are they presented as caregivers for their families. Women, conversely, are almost always presented in advertisements for household care products or as the sexy, love-struck female in film. These presentations of gender in the media help to reinforce the gender norms within the home as well as in the public sphere and contributes to gender inequities in society .
Perpetuation Through the Generations
----
*Reinforcing Gender Inequality in Children: As children become integrated into the gendered world, perceptions of the roles that particular gendered individuals embody become integral to their understanding of the world. Studies have been conducted with children to determine whether they perceive a particular occupation or activity to be associated with men or women. Children associated work with males because of the association of males within society as being the breadwinners in families. Not only were children more likely to associate men with paid labor, but they were more likely to think of men in general when asked about work. When women were thought of, they were predominantly pictured in housekeeping activities . This data suggests that traditional gender roles permeate the lives of children, which can contribute to the perpetuation of gender inequality in adult work and family life.
See Also
----
*Sexual Dimorphism
*Gender Differences
*Sexism
*Sex Segregation
*Equal Pay for women
*Feminism
*Men's Rights
*Shared Parenting
*Socialization
*Microinequity
Gender Inequality refers to the obvious or hidden disparities among individuals based on performance of gender (gender can be separate from biological sex, see Sex/gender distinction). Gender has been construed as socially constructed through social interactions as well as biologically constructed through chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences . The dichotomous nature of gender lends to the creation of inequality that manifests in numerous dimensions of daily life.
*Manifestations of Gender Inequality:
**1. In the workplace: Income Disparities and Job Stratification
**2. In the home: Gender Roles in Parenting and Marriage
**3. Gendered Media: Traditional Representations of Gender in Media
**4. Perpetuation Through the Generations
In The Workplace
----
Income Disparities Linked to Job Stratification
Income Disparity between genders stems from processes that determine the quality of jobs and earnings associated with jobs. Earnings associated with jobs will cause income inequality to take form in the placement of individuals into particular jobs through individual qualifications or stereotypical norms. Placement of men or women into particular job categories can be supported through the human capital theories of qualifications of individuals or abilities associated with biological differences in men and women. Conversely, the placement of men or women into separate job categories is argued to be caused by social status groups who desire to keep their position through the placement of those in lower statuses to lower paying positions .
*Income Disparity Data: The gender earnings ratio suggests that there has been an increase in women’s earnings comparative to men. Men’s plateau in earnings began after the 1970s, allowing for the increase in women’s wages to close the ratio between incomes. Despite the smaller ratio between men and women’s wages, disparity still exists. data suggests that women’s earnings are 71 percent of men’s earnings in 1999 .
*Job Stratification Data: As women entered the workforce in larger numbers since the 1960s, occupations have become segregated based on the amount femininity or masculinity presupposed to be associated with each occupation. Census data suggests that while some occupations have become more gender integrated (mail carriers, bartenders, bus drivers, and real estate agents), occupations including teachers, nurses, secretaries, and librarians have become female-dominated while occupations including architects, electrical engineers, and airplane pilots remain predominately male in composition . Based on the census data, women occupy the service sector jobs at higher rates then men. Women’s overrepresentation in service sector jobs as opposed to jobs that require managerial work acts as a reinforcement of women and men into traditional gender roles that causes gender inequality .
In The Home
----
Gender Roles In Parenting and Marriage
*Socialization: Gender roles develop through internalization and identification during childhood. Sigmund Freud suggested that biology (based around the penis) determines gender identity through identification with either the mother or father. While some people agree with Freud, others argue that the development of the gendered self is not completely determined by biology based around one's relationship to the penis, but rather the interactions that one has with the primary caregiver(s). From birth, parents interact differently with children depending on their sex, and through this interaction parents can instill different values or traits in their children on the basis of what is normative for their sex. This internalization of gender norms includes the choice of toys (“feminine” toys often reinforce interaction, nurturing, and closeness, “masculine” toys often reinforce independence and competitiveness) that a parents give to their children . Education also plays an integral role in the creation of gender norms .
*Gender Roles and Inequality: Gender roles that are created in childhood permeate throughout life and help to structure parenting and marriage, especially in relation to work in and outside the home. Despite the increase in women in the labor force since the mid-1900s, women are still responsible for the majority of the domestic chores and childcare. While women are splitting their time between work and care of the home, men are pressured into being the primary economic supporter of the home . Dispite the fact that different households may divide chores more evenly, there is evidence that supports that women have retained the primary caregiver role within familial life despite contributions economically. This evidence suggest that women who work outside the home often put an extra 18 hours a week doing household or childcare related chores as opposed to men who average 12 minutes a day in childcare activities .
Gendered Media
----
*Traditional Representations of Gender in Media: Media Representations of men and women tend to conform to traditional gender norms, reinforcing the aggressive independence of men and the passive dependence of women. While there are exceptions to the traditional gender norms presented in the media, entertainment industries predominantly present men and women in roles that reinforce inequality between the sexes. Men are presented as career oriented, lazy, or incompetent in doing housework, and rarely are they presented as caregivers for their families. Women, conversely, are almost always presented in advertisements for household care products or as the sexy, love-struck female in film. These presentations of gender in the media help to reinforce the gender norms within the home as well as in the public sphere and contributes to gender inequities in society .
Perpetuation Through the Generations
----
*Reinforcing Gender Inequality in Children: As children become integrated into the gendered world, perceptions of the roles that particular gendered individuals embody become integral to their understanding of the world. Studies have been conducted with children to determine whether they perceive a particular occupation or activity to be associated with men or women. Children associated work with males because of the association of males within society as being the breadwinners in families. Not only were children more likely to associate men with paid labor, but they were more likely to think of men in general when asked about work. When women were thought of, they were predominantly pictured in housekeeping activities . This data suggests that traditional gender roles permeate the lives of children, which can contribute to the perpetuation of gender inequality in adult work and family life.
See Also
----
*Sexual Dimorphism
*Gender Differences
*Sexism
*Sex Segregation
*Equal Pay for women
*Feminism
*Men's Rights
*Shared Parenting
*Socialization
*Microinequity
Doostang is a free, invitation-only online career community. In applying network theory to the job marketplace, the site offers a mix of traditional job boards like monster.com, and social networking sites, including LinkedIn, MySpace and Facebook. Since the network grows by invitation, all the contacts that enter the system are trusted by at least one or more members in the network. As such, it reflects and streamlines the realities of a job market in which the majority of recruiting is done through personal contacts and e-mail communication.
Doostang was founded by Mareza Larizadeh (Stanford) and Pavel Krapivin (MIT), whose initial goal was to fix the quality vs. quantity gap in online recruiting and job searching. Since the website's launch in the summer of 2005, it has grown to over 250,000 members from companies such as Goldman Sachs, Google, Bain, Nike, Apple, DE Shaw, KKR, Facebook, Chanel, Summit Partners, MTV and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation among many other companies.
Features
Once invited to Doostang, a user can join, create a profile, upload a résumé, post and search for jobs, write testimonials, and invite other people to the site, free of charge.
In August 2006, Doostang introduced two new features, groups and forums. Beyond its appeal to job seekers and recruiters, Doostang's groups and forums enable individuals to easily connect with their friends, network with peers, and access valuable career information from the community. In groups, users are able to share job content and interact within smaller circles, including their college, company, or with shared interests. Forums provide another platform for interaction between members, enabling them to engage in discussion with the community through posting and responding to questions and discussion topics.
Doostang also provides a premium membership that gives the user access to "Selected Practice Groups" (SPGs). There are twelve SPGs where jobs can be posted. Only SPG members can view and apply for these positions through Doostang. This premium membership requires that the user add 20 new members to Doostang and either upload their resume or complete 75% of their profile.
Selected Practice Groups:
Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Nonprofit, Education & Government, Media & Entertainment, Hedge Funds, Advertising, Marketing & PR, Operations & Finance, Wealth and Asset Management, Management & Strategy Consulting, and Investment Banking & Capital Markets.
Media Coverage
Doostang has also received some notoriety from the start-up community. A in the Wall Street Journal's StartUpJournal profiled the site's founder along side Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
In August of 2007, Doostang was featured in BusinessWeek in an article entitled , comparing it to Xing, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Doostang was founded by Mareza Larizadeh (Stanford) and Pavel Krapivin (MIT), whose initial goal was to fix the quality vs. quantity gap in online recruiting and job searching. Since the website's launch in the summer of 2005, it has grown to over 250,000 members from companies such as Goldman Sachs, Google, Bain, Nike, Apple, DE Shaw, KKR, Facebook, Chanel, Summit Partners, MTV and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation among many other companies.
Features
Once invited to Doostang, a user can join, create a profile, upload a résumé, post and search for jobs, write testimonials, and invite other people to the site, free of charge.
In August 2006, Doostang introduced two new features, groups and forums. Beyond its appeal to job seekers and recruiters, Doostang's groups and forums enable individuals to easily connect with their friends, network with peers, and access valuable career information from the community. In groups, users are able to share job content and interact within smaller circles, including their college, company, or with shared interests. Forums provide another platform for interaction between members, enabling them to engage in discussion with the community through posting and responding to questions and discussion topics.
Doostang also provides a premium membership that gives the user access to "Selected Practice Groups" (SPGs). There are twelve SPGs where jobs can be posted. Only SPG members can view and apply for these positions through Doostang. This premium membership requires that the user add 20 new members to Doostang and either upload their resume or complete 75% of their profile.
Selected Practice Groups:
Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Nonprofit, Education & Government, Media & Entertainment, Hedge Funds, Advertising, Marketing & PR, Operations & Finance, Wealth and Asset Management, Management & Strategy Consulting, and Investment Banking & Capital Markets.
Media Coverage
Doostang has also received some notoriety from the start-up community. A in the Wall Street Journal's StartUpJournal profiled the site's founder along side Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
In August of 2007, Doostang was featured in BusinessWeek in an article entitled , comparing it to Xing, LinkedIn, and Facebook.