Comments for Beck's Cafe... http://beckscafe.com ...lotsa coffee, chocolate and love Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:45:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on A Truly Successful Transition: Fran Dalton of Newburyport, MA by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/07/25/a-truly-successful-transition-fran-dalton-of-newburyport-ma/comment-page-1/#comment-8473 Rebecca Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:45:23 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2036#comment-8473 Hi Effie, thanks visiting Beck's Cafe and leaving a comment, I actually don't know where Fran's photography might be displayed. I'd be happy to host her photos here in a gallery if they exist in digital format. I checked Newburyport (online anyway) and didn't see anything. If you find out would you please comment back here so we can let our readers know where her photography might be seen? Thank you! Becki Hi Effie, thanks visiting Beck’s Cafe and leaving a comment, I actually don’t know where Fran’s photography might be displayed. I’d be happy to host her photos here in a gallery if they exist in digital format. I checked Newburyport (online anyway) and didn’t see anything. If you find out would you please comment back here so we can let our readers know where her photography might be seen?

Thank you!

Becki

]]> Comment on Harbor to the Bay Ride AIDS benefit ride by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/08/30/harbor-to-the-bay-ride-aids-benefit-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-8472 Rebecca Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:38:59 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2144#comment-8472 Thanks for your supportive words Nikki! Actually I'm not peddaling it, June is :-) Thanks for your supportive words Nikki! Actually I’m not peddaling it, June is :-)

]]> Comment on A Truly Successful Transition: Fran Dalton of Newburyport, MA by Effie Velardo http://beckscafe.com/2010/07/25/a-truly-successful-transition-fran-dalton-of-newburyport-ma/comment-page-1/#comment-8471 Effie Velardo Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:49:59 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2036#comment-8471 I always loved fran and we kept in touch but now that she has passed does anyone know where her art work can be viewed or purchased? Ev I always loved fran and we kept in touch but now that she has passed does anyone know where her art work can be viewed or purchased? Ev

]]> Comment on Harbor to the Bay Ride AIDS benefit ride by Nikki http://beckscafe.com/2010/08/30/harbor-to-the-bay-ride-aids-benefit-ride/comment-page-1/#comment-8454 Nikki Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:29:12 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2144#comment-8454 Hieeeeeeee Hon: If you are peddleing the bike aren't you driving, riders sit in the back seat and enjoy the scenery ... now if you want to peddle I would love to sit in back and inspire you with words of encouragement. And isn't the harbor already on the bay ... so why do you need to bike to it ??? Great cause, wish I could do more then submit a comment ... how you doing ? Miss you ... Nikki Hieeeeeeee Hon:
If you are peddleing the bike aren’t you driving, riders sit in the back seat and enjoy the scenery … now if you want to peddle I would love to sit in back and inspire you with words of encouragement.
And isn’t the harbor already on the bay … so why do you need to bike to it ???
Great cause, wish I could do more then submit a comment … how you doing ? Miss you …
Nikki

]]> Comment on Texting while driving set to be illegal in MA starting in October, 2010 by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/07/03/texting-while-driving-set-to-be-illegal-in-ma-starting-in-october-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-8219 Rebecca Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:18:42 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2011#comment-8219 Ha! No, not a one....now there's a huge reason for mobile users to buy a copy of <a href="http://vlingo.com/" rel="nofollow">Vlingo</a> so they can hear their text messages and reply, all by voice! Ha! No, not a one….now there’s a huge reason for mobile users to buy a copy of Vlingo so they can hear their text messages and reply, all by voice!

]]> Comment on Texting while driving set to be illegal in MA starting in October, 2010 by Michelle Madison http://beckscafe.com/2010/07/03/texting-while-driving-set-to-be-illegal-in-ma-starting-in-october-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-8197 Michelle Madison Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:34:15 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2011#comment-8197 Gee, Becks - I'm not sure if I can think of a single friend of mine who ever texts while driving .... Gee, Becks – I’m not sure if I can think of a single friend of mine who ever texts while driving ….

]]> Comment on Beck’s Cafe now on WordPress 3.0! by LiLLi http://beckscafe.com/2010/06/17/becks-cafe-now-on-wordpress-3-0/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 LiLLi Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:20:24 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2008#comment-8167 Hi Becki, We can officially start "THE BUTTERFLY SISTERS" club! :-) LiLLi... Hi Becki,

We can officially start “THE BUTTERFLY SISTERS” club! :-)

LiLLi…

]]> Comment on Beck’s Cafe now on WordPress 3.0! by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/06/17/becks-cafe-now-on-wordpress-3-0/comment-page-1/#comment-8164 Rebecca Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:18:00 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2008#comment-8164 Hi Lilli, Thanks so much for your comment and for reading. Yeah there's alot of "stuff" here (old and dusty and more shiney new). And more to come too :) The butterfly actually pre-dates NETA by about three years. It goes back to First Event 2006 when I first came out. I wore a silver butterfly pin that was studded with rhinestones at FE06 as a personal kind of celebration of that event and what it meant for me. Anyway, in 2008 when I was redesigning the header for Beck's Cafe I determine adorning the header with a butterfly was fitting. Thanks again for stopping by, ~*Becki*~ Hi Lilli,

Thanks so much for your comment and for reading. Yeah there’s alot of “stuff” here (old and dusty and more shiney new). And more to come too :)

The butterfly actually pre-dates NETA by about three years. It goes back to First Event 2006 when I first came out. I wore a silver butterfly pin that was studded with rhinestones at FE06 as a personal kind of celebration of that event and what it meant for me. Anyway, in 2008 when I was redesigning the header for Beck’s Cafe I determine adorning the header with a butterfly was fitting.

Thanks again for stopping by,

~*Becki*~

]]> Comment on Beck’s Cafe now on WordPress 3.0! by LiLLi http://beckscafe.com/2010/06/17/becks-cafe-now-on-wordpress-3-0/comment-page-1/#comment-8162 LiLLi Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:40:51 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=2008#comment-8162 Hi Becki, It's gonna take more than a cup of coffee to catch up on my reading here. (more like a barrel-of-joe!) LoL ;-) Oh, BTW Ii love the butterfly on your homepage header. Were you thinking of me when you designed that? :-) LiLLi... Hi Becki,

It’s gonna take more than a cup of coffee to catch up on my reading here. (more like a barrel-of-joe!) LoL ;-)

Oh, BTW Ii love the butterfly on your homepage header. Were you thinking of me when you designed that? :-)

LiLLi…

]]> Comment on Transgender Rabbinical Students Are Finding Acceptance and Equality in the Jewish World by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/06/13/transgender-rabbinical-students-are-finding-acceptance-and-equality-in-the-jewish-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8148 Rebecca Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:29:56 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1991#comment-8148 Thanks Nikki for stopping by and joining the conversation! Thanks Nikki for stopping by and joining the conversation!

]]> Comment on Transgender Rabbinical Students Are Finding Acceptance and Equality in the Jewish World by Nikki http://beckscafe.com/2010/06/13/transgender-rabbinical-students-are-finding-acceptance-and-equality-in-the-jewish-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8145 Nikki Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:30:58 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1991#comment-8145 Dear Becca: Thinking of you last night, hope all is well. By publishing this particular article you have performed a Mitzvah (a good deed). It is important for people to realize religions are begining to realize people in the GLBT community should not be shunned but rather should be embraced for we too "believe". Love ~~~ Nikki Dear Becca:
Thinking of you last night, hope all is well. By publishing this particular article you have performed a Mitzvah (a good deed). It is important for people to realize religions are begining to realize people in the GLBT community should not be shunned but rather should be embraced for we too “believe”.
Love ~~~ Nikki

]]> Comment on Club Femme MA debuts offering a new transgender friendly nightclub in Greater Boston by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/06/06/club-femme-ma-debuts-offering-a-new-transgender-friendly-nightclub-in-greater-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-8087 Rebecca Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:13:14 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1942#comment-8087 Thanks for joining the conversation Michelle :-) Yeah, the $25 set by Club Femme management was completely a spreadsheet decision and definitely a non-starter. The evening I attended they had about 50 people total there including staff. That was a pretty reasonable sized crowd though the size of the location made it feel empty. Thanks for joining the conversation Michelle :-) Yeah, the $25 set by Club Femme management was completely a spreadsheet decision and definitely a non-starter. The evening I attended they had about 50 people total there including staff. That was a pretty reasonable sized crowd though the size of the location made it feel empty.

]]> Comment on Club Femme MA debuts offering a new transgender friendly nightclub in Greater Boston by Michelle Madison http://beckscafe.com/2010/06/06/club-femme-ma-debuts-offering-a-new-transgender-friendly-nightclub-in-greater-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-8086 Michelle Madison Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:01 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1942#comment-8086 Thanks for the review, Becki! I'm glad he's not charging $25 anymore, but $15 is still awfully steep. Thanks for the review, Becki! I’m glad he’s not charging $25 anymore, but $15 is still awfully steep.

]]> Comment on How to start a prayer life if you don’t have one and restart one if you do by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/05/30/how-to-start-a-prayer-life-if-you-dont-have-one-and-restart-one-if-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-8080 Rebecca Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:10:00 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1881#comment-8080 Kellie - You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it :) ~*Becki*~ Kellie – You are so welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

~*Becki*~

]]> Comment on How to start a prayer life if you don’t have one and restart one if you do by Kellie http://beckscafe.com/2010/05/30/how-to-start-a-prayer-life-if-you-dont-have-one-and-restart-one-if-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-8078 Kellie Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:39:26 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1881#comment-8078 Well-written piece, Becki- thanx for sharing! :) Well-written piece, Becki- thanx for sharing! :)

]]> Comment on Gender Discrimination is a very real issues still and, surprisingly, you can get it at Walmart by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/05/26/gender-discrimination-is-a-very-real-issues-still-and-surprisingly-you-can-get-them-at-walmart/comment-page-1/#comment-7998 Rebecca Fri, 28 May 2010 03:41:59 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1831#comment-7998 Hey Rebecca, thank you for joining the conversation and leaving your comment ... and what appears to be cry for help in your state? Have you tried contacting your states Department of Labor? <a href="http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/2000e-16.htm" rel="nofollow">Title VII</a> is very clear about protecting workers in cases like you are in? Hey Rebecca, thank you for joining the conversation and leaving your comment … and what appears to be cry for help in your state? Have you tried contacting your states Department of Labor? Title VII is very clear about protecting workers in cases like you are in?

]]> Comment on Gender Discrimination is a very real issues still and, surprisingly, you can get it at Walmart by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2010/05/26/gender-discrimination-is-a-very-real-issues-still-and-surprisingly-you-can-get-them-at-walmart/comment-page-1/#comment-7983 Rebecca Thu, 27 May 2010 07:10:40 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1831#comment-7983 This is a little off topic but I am hoping you will post it. I know little about computers or I would start a blog of my own. I work for a transportation company for a state university. This company is considered part of the Univeristy. Out of 16 full time contracted employees, one is a women. The population of the area I work for is 40% female. I and two other women complained when they started hiring new men and giving them our hours. I wrote a letter and we had many meetings with the Gender Discrimination Department and Human Resources. Even all the full-time working men told Human Resources that there was a problem. I was told by the women who was head of the Human Resources Dept. that she, our male manager, and the women who was head of this universities gender discrimination department got together and decided to cut all part-time workers hours down from 38 hours a week to 22 hours a week. That was their solution to our problem. They used a University Presidential directive to justify their actions. Only part-time students from now on would be allowed more hours. Further, the students hours were cut from 38 to 30 hours a week. (It just so happens, by the way, that most of the female part-time workers were non-students). I was also told by the head of Human Resources that there was nothing I can do about it. I had no claim. I found out later that it was her job and the women who was head of the Gender Discrimination Department to write up the affirmative action plan. A women was up for one of those jobs that those 15 men had--full time contract protected positions. They all broke affirmative action laws by not hiring this women and hiring another man instead. Unfortunately, she was unaware of affirmative action laws at the time, and it was too late for her to file an EEOC claim. (I am originally from Washington State. They are very up on their affirmative action laws there and most of us know about them). Recently, we were told that we could receive only 10 hours a week. This was after another woman complained about her schedule. Suddenly, her weekly hours were cut down to 12 hours a week. We have lost two women. They couldn't afford to stay so they moved out of state. The women who most recently had her hours cut is a disabled marine Iraqi vet. She is tuff and I believe she will fight for herself. I will be filing an EEOC complaint and I hope the two women who are left, will file one with me. In this tough economy, Gender Discrimination has become more and more common. Unfortunatley, even at State Universities. I believe that these University employees cut our hours in retaliation and fear that they will be in trouble for their actions. They want to force us out. I know they have talked to the legal department about the best way for them to do this. I know someone in this department. Further, I have been told that tomorrow we will have a meeting about our e-mails. It seems that our manager has been reading all our incoming and outgoing e-mails and suddenly he wants us to know about it. I made a mistake and opened my e-mail from the EEOC at work. Please post this. If there is anyone out there who has gone through this or knows someone who has gone through this and has some advice please reply to Rebecca at tiggerkenwood@gmail.com. I hope it is all right that I left my e-mail address. Thank you. This is a little off topic but I am hoping you will post it. I know little about computers or I would start a blog of my own. I work for a transportation company for a state university. This company is considered part of the Univeristy. Out of 16 full time contracted employees, one is a women. The population of the area I work for is 40% female. I and two other women complained when they started hiring new men and giving them our hours. I wrote a letter and we had many meetings with the Gender Discrimination Department and Human Resources. Even all the full-time working men told Human Resources that there was a problem. I was told by the women who was head of the Human Resources Dept. that she, our male manager, and the women who was head of this universities gender discrimination department got together and decided to cut all part-time workers hours down from 38 hours a week to 22 hours a week. That was their solution to our problem. They used a University Presidential directive to justify their actions. Only part-time students from now on would be allowed more hours. Further, the students hours were cut from 38 to 30 hours a week. (It just so happens, by the way, that most of the female part-time workers were non-students). I was also told by the head of Human Resources that there was nothing I can do about it. I had no claim. I found out later that it was her job and the women who was head of the Gender Discrimination Department to write up the affirmative action plan. A women was up for one of those jobs that those 15 men had–full time contract protected positions. They all broke affirmative action laws by not hiring this women and hiring another man instead. Unfortunately, she was unaware of affirmative action laws at the time, and it was too late for her to file an EEOC claim. (I am originally from Washington State. They are very up on their affirmative action laws there and most of us know about them). Recently, we were told that we could receive only 10 hours a week. This was after another woman complained about her schedule. Suddenly, her weekly hours were cut down to 12 hours a week. We have lost two women. They couldn’t afford to stay so they moved out of state. The women who most recently had her hours cut is a disabled marine Iraqi vet. She is tuff and I believe she will fight for herself. I will be filing an EEOC complaint and I hope the two women who are left, will file one with me.

In this tough economy, Gender Discrimination has become more and more common. Unfortunatley, even at State Universities. I believe that these University employees cut our hours in retaliation and fear that they will be in trouble for their actions. They want to force us out. I know they have talked to the legal department about the best way for them to do this. I know someone in this department.

Further, I have been told that tomorrow we will have a meeting about our e-mails. It seems that our manager has been reading all our incoming and outgoing e-mails and suddenly he wants us to know about it. I made a mistake and opened my e-mail from the EEOC at work.

Please post this. If there is anyone out there who has gone through this or knows someone who has gone through this and has some advice please reply to Rebecca at tiggerkenwood@gmail.com. I hope it is all right that I left my e-mail address. Thank you.

]]> Comment on WordPress 2.9 scheduling, trackback error fix by Rebecca http://beckscafe.com/2009/12/22/wordpress-2-9-scheduling-trackback-error-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-7970 Rebecca Wed, 26 May 2010 03:17:12 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1245#comment-7970 I couldn't agree more. And here at Beck's Cafe we love <a href="http://www.ghirardelli.com/products/chocbars_intense.aspx" rel="nofollow">Ghiradelli Intense Dark Chocolate 86%</a>...I'm eating some right now as I type this actually :-) I couldn’t agree more. And here at Beck’s Cafe we love Ghiradelli Intense Dark Chocolate 86%…I’m eating some right now as I type this actually :-)

]]> Comment on WordPress 2.9 scheduling, trackback error fix by Rhys Phillips http://beckscafe.com/2009/12/22/wordpress-2-9-scheduling-trackback-error-fix/comment-page-1/#comment-7966 Rhys Phillips Tue, 25 May 2010 17:58:41 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1245#comment-7966 Dark chocolate is my favorite kind of chocolate. Chocolates have some natural antioxidants too.`"' Dark chocolate is my favorite kind of chocolate. Chocolates have some natural antioxidants too.`”‘

]]> Comment on Is your ISP throttling back your broadband connection? Here’s how to find out. by Nic http://beckscafe.com/2010/05/14/is-your-isp-throttling-back-your-broadband-connection-heres-how-to-find-out/comment-page-1/#comment-7894 Nic Fri, 21 May 2010 07:49:51 +0000 http://beckscafe.com/?p=1773#comment-7894 Thanks, I'll give it a look. :) Thanks, I’ll give it a look. :)

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