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8 Signs Of A High-Functioning Eating Disorder
by Lauren Schumacker
If you have a complicated relationship with food, the way your body looks, how much time you spend in the gym, or anything else related to those things, you're far from alone. Many people, men and women, struggle, at least from time to time, with how they think their body looks. Not all of these people, of course, have an eating disorder, but the signs of a high-functioning eating disorder are still important to know because you might not think that someone else (or even yourself) is truly struggling if it seems as though they have everything together, but there could be subtle signs there that tell you that they are.
Ultimately, you can't tell if someone has an eating disorder solely by looking at what they look like. Just because someone is thin or heavy doesn't mean that they do or don't have an eating disorder or otherwise deal with disordered eating, Dr. Alexis Conason, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist and eating disorder expert, tells Romper. And it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference between what's OK, what's normal, and what's a more severe red flag. Conason says that part of the issue here is that many women, in particular, aren't entirely satisfied with the way that their body looks because they're constantly being told that they should look a different way, whether that's stronger, slimmer, or something else. And because these things are so ingrained in many people's minds, there are a lot of things that might actually be problematic that doesn't register that way in your head.
"So it's kind of a spectrum of the same symptoms that we're all struggling with, but it can take on a different level of severity," Conason says. "But I think that it's problematic across the board and I think that a lot of it does circle back to that it's not so much an individual problem as much as a cultural problem and I think when we see 91 percent of women being affected by something, that's not an individual problem, that's a reflection of our culture, something that we're being taught."
Understanding what sorts of behaviors that many people see as normal because they're so common, societally, but might actually be signs of a potential problem is important. But so is recognizing that each and every sign or symptom falls on a spectrum. Just because you do one of these things doesn't mean that you're dealing with a diagnosable eating disorder. Conason says that, in her mind, asking yourself the question of how much of an impact your eating, food, and body image are having on you in terms of mental energy can be important in helping you determine if you should seek help or not. Even if you aren't dealing with a disorder in the sense that you meet the criteria necessary for a diagnosis, you can still benefit from working with a qualified therapist if you're experiencing distress.
Always Being On A Diet
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Just the fact that you put yourself on a diet or are trying something new doesn't necessarily mean that you have an eating disorder, but Conason says that it's not uncommon for eating disorders to start as a diet. Again, the severity of what's going on matters here. Regardless of how much you weigh or what your body looks like, if you're dieting, it can potentially be an eating disorder red flag, particularly if you're obsessively counting calories, eliminating entire food groups, or taking other more extreme measures.
Being Very Focused On Weight, Calories, Or Healthy Eating
"Often a person can become hyper-focused on nutrition, weight, and calories," Channing Marinari, LMHC, QS, MCAP, ICADC, clinical outreach at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, tells Romper by email. Restricting your calorie intake, focusing on a certain number on the scale, or fearing foods that you think are unhealthy can all be potential indicators that you're dealing with disordered eating. Marinari says that it's important to try to address this as soon as you can because otherwise it can get worse over time.
Hiding Wrappers Or Garbage In The Bottom Of The Trash
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If you've eaten something and you don't want anyone else to know what you've eaten, hiding it in the bottom of the trashcan can seem like a good idea, but it's also something that can be problematic.
"These behaviors may start out as logical coping mechanisms for dealing with illogical conditions and situations," Dr. Deborah J. Cohan, PhD, an associate professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina-Beaufort who specializes in body image issues, gender, and more, tells Romper by email. "But at some point, they become a problem for which intervention and treatment are needed for mental and physical health and survival."
Jut because someone has a great job, seemingly wonderful relationship, and more doesn't mean that they're also secretly dealing with something like this.
Cutting Out Food Groups
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This is one of those things that might sound relatively normal — and it's clearly common, if you take a look at some of the current dieting trends — but experts are quick to note that this can also be a sign that there's something going on that isn't OK.
"Often times individuals continue to engage in school and work, even if there are eating disorder behaviors," Laura McLain, PsyD, the site director at The Renfrew Center of Atlanta, tells Romper by email. "They may have the illusion that they don't have a problem, but eventually the deprivation catches up with the brain and body. They may show signs of fatigue, difficulties concentrating, and may be more irritable or struggle to manage the stress in their lives in helpful ways. Individuals are often just surviving every day rather than truly thriving in their lives."
Classifying Foods As Good Or Bad
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This is also something that society has made into a more common thing, telling you to "be bad" and eat the dessert or sneak an extra cookie after putting the kids to bed. But classifying foods as good or bad can be another potentially problematic sign.
"This puts people in the position of feeling virtuous and on a high when they eat nutritiously and shaming [or] hating themselves when they eat non-nutritiously," Karen R. Koenig, MEd, LCSW, a psychology of eating psychotherapist, author, and blogger, tells Romper in an email exchange.
And that can set you up for feeling like you've succeeded or failed based on what you've eaten or not eaten that day, which isn't good.
"These behaviors usually do not occur in isolation," Koenig adds. "If you hop on the scale several times a day, you may also think about foods as 'good' and 'bad' (rather than more and less nutritious), or purge after eating. This is not necessarily the case, but there is generally a constellation of eating disorder symptoms even in high-functioning people. And sub-clinical behaviors often morph into more obvious and destructive ones over time. Having one or two of these behaviors is often only the tip of the iceberg and will often lead to having more of them in the future."
Skipping Activities Or Canceling Plans To Hit The Gym
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There are so many benefits that come along with exercising and one way to make sure that you fit in your workout is to make it a priority, but if you're skipping activities that you like to do or canceling plans so that you can make sure you don't miss a workout, that can be a sign that something's not right.
"Even though behaviors don't seem like a 'big deal' to someone, they might be impacting their physical and mental health in ways they don't even notice," Carla Korn, LMFT, a psychotherapist and eating disorder and body image specialist, tells Romper in an email exchange. And regularly skipping out on time with friends and family or things that you enjoy can take a toll.
Bringing Your Own Food Everywhere You Go
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If you have severe allergies or other medical conditions that require a specific diet, that's one thing (following your doctor's recommendations can help keep you well), but if you're avoiding meals out with loved ones or bringing your own food so that you can be sure that you have control over what you're eating, that can be a sign that your relationship with food might not be entirely healthy. Korn says that this is another potential red flag. "The first thing to do if you are worried about yourself or someone else is to simply have compassion (or self-compassion!)," Korn explains. "These behaviors usually develop as a way of helping someone cope with life when they don't have a better way of doing so."
Making Food For Others, But Not Eating It Yourself
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Making food for other people is something that brings some people joy, but if you're making things for other people and eating very little yourself, that can also be an indicator that everything isn't OK. "The pleasure of feeding becomes a safe substitute for the pleasure of eating," Koenig explains.
If you are concerned about some of your beliefs or practices surrounding food or are worried about someone else, reaching out to a qualified therapist or speaking compassionately and supportively to your loved one can help. Professionals can help ease your struggle and help you move forward more healthfully.
Editor's Note: If you or someone you know has an eating disorder and needs help, call the National Eating Disorders Association helpline at 1-800-931-2237, text 741741, or chat online with a Helpline volunteer here.
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All about Script: A Greek web-based project
Everything about script
For the first time ever in Greece, renowned directors/scriptwriters Sotiris Goritsas and Alexis Kardaras, and writer/scriptwriter Nikos Panayotopoulos, all experts in script supervising, have launched a web-based script supervising tool helping turning an idea into a script and giving tips for making it better.
The programme aims to provide assistance to professional scriptwriters, to those writing for the first time or to those with the need for a "second opinion" for their script or a story. Goritsas, Darvaras and Panayotopoulos will read the submitted scripts and send their comments and suggestions to the submitter shortly after. As they admit, the idea is not to make the scriptwriting, instead, they will highlight what΄s good and point out the weak parts, assisting each submitter writing his/her own script.
There will also be given filmmaking tips and possible ways to produce the script, as well as a syntax and grammar check along with translation of the script in the major European languages. They don't address only to filmmakers but also include those with an idea for a short/feature film or TV-series.
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For authors who, having already a concept for a film or TV-series, lack the knowledge to complete a first draft.
In Stage 1, the submitter will be assisted turning his/her idea into a Story up to 2 pages, in no more than 2 sessions. The cost will be €150.
Stage 2 will be completed with the writing of a maximum 15 pages draft, in no more than 3 sessions, costing €250.
In Stage 3, the draft will be turned into the final script in 4 sessions with a cost of €500.
2. Tips on the synopsis and the treatment
It's about short film and TV-series synopsis up to 2 pages and short films and TV-series treatment up to 15 pages.
In Stage 1, a reading of the story/draft will be followed by comments on the structure and the characters via e-mail. The cost will be €100.
Stage 2 will include more detailed and how to improve comments, plus ways to develop the script. The comments will be sent by e-mail, costing €150.
The section is completed with Stage 3, where stories or drafts are discussed even deeper through e-mail and 2 one-hour Skype sessions with the cost of €250.
3. Final Script
It has to do with drafts already completed, providing a valuation and improvement tips.
Stage 1: Reading of the Final Script followed by dramaturgical comments sent through e-mail (€120).
Stage 2 includes even more specific suggestions sent through e-mail, plus a 1-hour Skype session (€250). Stage 3 looks out for almost completed scripts in the need of comments and rewriting, through e-mails, plus 2 one-hour Skype sessions (€500). This stage can be conducted by itself, separately from the rest of the module.
Stage 4 completes the module, providing total script supervising and a bigger rewriting assistance through e-mails and 3 one-hour Skype sessions (€1,000).
4. Completed TV-series
About TV-series scripts of 12-25 episodes needing evaluation and improvement tips.
The submitted material must include the following:
a. a description of the story, no more than 1 page
b. a very short introduction of the basic characters
c. 1 completed episode (45 pages)
d. a 1/2 pages synopsis of each episode
Stage 1 includes brief comments on the basic idea, structure, characters and dialogues sent through e-mail (€250).
Stage 2 will provide more detailed comments and improvement tips on the dramaturgy and production possibilities of the series, through e-mails plus 2 one-hour Skype sessions (€500).
5. Tips for video game developers
About everyone searching for dramaturgical solutions or directorial tips on how to develop an original video game (€150).
6. Copy-editing and translation
For treatments or scripts, along with tips for a correct layout. The drafts/final script will be translated in the major European languages.
a. Copy-editing for a draft up to 15 pages (€70).
b. Copy-editing for a completed script (€125).
c. Translation in English, French and German for already completed scripts or drafts previously included at one of the other modules (charge per word).
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From JAPAN- The Communist Chinese Party marked the 100th anniversary of its founding this week- at a time when it is tightening restrictions in Hong Kong. Chinese President Xi and Putin have been meeting on an online summit, criticizing other countries for interfering with their internal affairs and unilateral sanctions. Parades, cannons, and speeches exalted the communist party for improving the welfare of the people, with the promise of a modern socialist nation. Japan is donating $7 million to help Palestinians get Covid vaccines. The owner of the 7-11 convenience stores has signed a contract to power all their stores on solar energy. Major Japanese companies are asking their suppliers to halve their carbon footprints by 2030, in line with a global initiative called "Science Based Targets." Britain announced it will end coal-fired power generation in 2024.
From GERMANY- Many people in the island nation of Madagascar are facing famine as a result of climate change, which it has done little to cause. A Canadian climatologist discusses the cause of the current heat wave in NW North America- is it caused by climate change or intensified by it? What is the new normal in the climate?
From CUBA- At the White House dozens of nonviolent youth were arrested while demanding meaningful action on the climate crisis. In Minnesota sheriffs blocked access to an encampment of indigenous led water protectors. The WHO has urged that even fully vaccinated people should continue wearing masks in light of the Covid Delta variant- Going Underground producer Afshin Rattansi and numerous others in London are in isolation following positive tests. The Cuban Foreign Minister condemned this week's US bombings in Syria and Iraq. Then a Viewpoint on the presidential election in Peru.
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AAFA Announces $250,000 Funding Award to Amplify the Patient Voice in Clinical Trials | Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
AAFA Announces $250,000 Funding Award to Amplify the Patient Voice in Clinical Trials
Asthma and Allergy News and ResearchWhat's New with AAFA
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2018) – The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) recently received a Eugene Washington Engagement Award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support AAFA's Building A Scalable Infrastructure to Connect Patients and Researchers (BASIC) project.
Building on AAFA's capability to advance research, the BASIC project will give patients and family members an opportunity to get directly involved in the advancement of asthma research. Led by Lynda Mitchell, AAFA's chief operating officer, this project will leverage what AAFA has learned through their prior patient-centered outcome research projects, including the Promoting Asthma Patient Engagement in Research (PAPER) project and the Asthma in Families Facing Out-of-Pocket Requirements with Deductibles (AFFORD) study.
"I'm excited about this project, especially since it is the first of its kind for both asthma and allergy communities and reflects what we have heard from patients in our online community," says Kenneth Mendez, AAFA's president and chief executive officer. "There is a widespread need for more effective patient, family member and research collaborations. We are honored to receive this award from PCORI that will allow us to continue our innovations in patient engagement."
The BASIC project includes the creation of online resources for patients and family members to learn how to provide meaningful input into research. The project will also design processes to connect researchers with trained and engaged patients and family members who can provide meaningful input into their research studies. The long-term goal for BASIC is to scale a system for increasing the number of patient-centered outcomes and clinical effectiveness research studies for asthma and allergic diseases by fostering productive collaborations between patients, family members and researchers.
"We want researchers to think of AAFA if they are doing patient-centered outcomes research on asthma or allergic diseases," says Mitchell. "The BASIC project is an important new opportunity for AAFA to advance research by building an infrastructure that hasn't previously been possible. By training patients and family members to effectively engage with researchers, we will provide more researchers with opportunities to conduct their work and more people the chance to participate in studies."
"This project was selected for Engagement Award funding not only for its commitment to engaging patients and other stakeholders, but also for its potential to increase the usefulness and trustworthiness of the information we produce and facilitate its dissemination and uptake," Jean Slutsky, PCORI's chief engagement and dissemination officer, says. "We look forward to following the project's progress and working with AAFA to share the results."
AAFA's project and the other projects approved for funding by the PCORI Engagement Award Program were selected through a highly competitive review process in which applications were assessed for their ability to meet PCORI's engagement goals and objectives, as well as program criteria.
For more information about the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards and AAFA's BASIC project, visit pcori.org.
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Petty Officer Christopher Schadt left the Cape Charles station around 6:30 Wednesday morning to arrive at 8 on Chincoteague.
Schadt, who has a family member with Down Syndrome, said he has been involved with the Torch Run for the last four years and has encouraged local Coast Guard service men and women to become involved with the fundraiser.
"It's been great the last four years because they've all gotten involved and we try to raise money," Schadt said.
He added that between 15 and 20 Coast Guard officers from the Cape Charles and Chincoteague stations participated in Wednesday's Torch Run.
Through year-round fundraisers, members of the Eastern Shore Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee donated just under $10,000 to Special Olympics Virginia.
According to Thomas, the donation was an above average amount.
Although the annual Torch Run's main aim is to raise money for athletes, the chairman said Wednesday's event is also about making locals more aware of Special Olympics Virginia.
"If there's one person that would say, 'What is that about?' and they see Special Olympics and they go Google it online they'll read and learn more about it," said Thomas.
"And that way more people across the commonwealth will understand what it is; what Special Olympics does; what we do as law enforcement officers to raise money for them. And it will bring more people into the organization," he added.
Thomas said the Eastern Shore Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee is holding two major fundraisers this summer.
On June 26-27, there will be a "Dunk A Cop" booth at the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company's Carnival where attendees can purchase throws.
On July 4, the committee will be selling hamburgers, hotdogs and T-shirts on the Cape Charles beachfront.
For those interested in volunteering at the summer fundraisers, call the Northampton Sheriff's Office at 757-678-0495 and ask for Terry Thomas.
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Top House Committee Democrats Seek Details of Sudden Dismissal of Gerstenmaier and Hill
By Marcia Smith | Posted: July 11, 2019 11:11 pm ET | Last Updated: July 11, 2019 11:13 pm ET
The two top Democrats on the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee that oversee NASA expressed surprise at yesterday's sudden dismissal of two NASA officials leading the Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024, Bill Gerstenmaier and Bill Hill. Expressing concern about the impact on the human spaceflight program of losing its engineering leadership at a critical time, they called on NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to further explain his decision. Meanwhile, Bridenstine announced a nationwide search today to find their permanent replacements.
Committee chairwoman Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) said she is "baffled" why Bill Gerstenmaier and Bill Hill would be removed from their positions with no permanent successors identified.
Gerstenmaier was Associate Administrator (AA) for Human Exploration and Operations from 2011 until yesterday, and of the Space Operations Mission Directorate for 6 years prior to that. Hill was the Deputy AA for Exploration Systems Development, in charge of the Space Launch System (SLS), Orion crew capsule, and associated Exploration Ground Systems.
Bridenstine announced their reassignment to "special advisor" roles in the agency at about 8:30 pm ET last night.
Rep. Kendra Horn (D-OK) chairing July 10, 2019 hearing on ISS and Future of LEO Activities. Screengrab.
In a joint statement with Rep. Kendra Horn (D-OK) today, Johnson characterized Artemis as an "ill-defined crash program" that "was going to be challenging enough to achieve under the best of circumstances." She asked Bridenstine to explain his decision to remove "experienced engineering leadership" and provide an "executable program plan accompanied by a credible budget," both of which are critical to convincing Congress to support the program.
Horn chairs the House SS&T Space and Aeronautics subcommittee. She also asked for further explanation, noting that Gerstenmaier had just testified before her subcommittee yesterday morning. "The Subcommittee found his testimony very important given his technical insight and his depth of NASA experience."
"I am concerned about the impacts that such abrupt leadership changes in our nation's human space flight programs could have at a time when we are at the threshold of testing the integrated Space Launch System and Orion crew vehicle that will take humans into deep space and the commercial space flight systems that will take our astronauts to the International Space Station." — Rep. Kendra Horn
Ken Bowersox, NASA Acting Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations speaking at the AAS Glenn Symposium, July 11, 2019. Screengrab.
Gerstenmaier has been reassigned as a special advisor to NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard. Morhard gave the opening keynote address at the American Astronautical Society's (AAS's) John Glenn Memorial Symposium in Cleveland, OH this morning, but said nothing about it.
Gerstenmaier was scheduled to speak at the symposium, too, to discuss the Gateway. Instead, Ken Bowersox filled that slot having been named Acting AA for Human Exploration and Operations last night. A former astronaut, he recently returned to NASA to serve as Gerstenmaier's deputy. This morning was his first public appearance in his new role. He did not speak to the events that put him in his new job.
One of the concerns is that yesterday's dismissals presage major changes to the Artemis program, but that was not apparent today.
Morhard gave a pretty standard speech about the Artemis program and expressed confidence that Congress will provide the $1.6 billion requested as a supplement to NASA's FY2020 budget even if the government is funded through a Continuing Resolution (CR), as seems increasingly likely.
A former Senate Appropriations Committee staffer, Morhard expounded on the complex appropriations process. Under a CR, agencies ordinarily are held to their current funding levels (FY2019 in this case), but in rare circumstances it is possible to get an "anomaly," or waiver, to spend more. "I can't predict, but I would hazard a guess it will probably be what we call an anomaly, there will be a separate provision that we have to discuss this and give direction to NASA to do this. I'm still hopeful, I'm not even hopeful, I'm confident this will happen." Without it, "we can't get there [to the Moon] in 2024…."
Similarly, Bowersox used a set of slides that he acknowledged has been used to brief a number of groups already. He added, however, that there have changes in the past and there probably will be changes in the future as NASA iterates the plan internally and with stakeholders in the government and commercial and international partners.
There was little new in his talk, although he did emphasize that while the target date for the first launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) is the end of 2020, it will launch "when it's ready and everybody's going to talk about it a lot to make sure that we're ready." Repeated delays in the SLS schedule are thought to be one of the reasons Hill was replaced. NASA and SLS prime contractor Boeing are trying to find ways to speed it up. One debate is over whether to proceed with a "Green Run" test or accept the additional risk of skipping it. A decision was expected last month, but no announcement has been made and Bowersox provided no clues.
Bowersox is serving in an acting capacity as is Hill's successor, Tom Whitmeyer. Bridenstine opened a nationwide search today to find permanent replacements. One of the first tasks for the new AA will be "to assess the costs and schedules for SLS, Orion, Commercial Crew, and other key programs."
At NASA, safety is our highest priority. Cost and schedule also matter. It is important that we all stay focused on the work ahead to successfully land on the Moon in 2024. — NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
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NYPD Investigating Conor McGregor's Leaked Mugshot
Apr 6, 2018 at 9:36 am UTC / Last Updated at Jun 10, 2019 at 22:44 pm UTC By TheBlast Staff
The NYPD is investigating how Conor McGregor's mugshot made its way onto the internet.
A rep for the NYPD confirms to The Blast they are looking into the leak — mugshots are not publicly available in New York City.
The mugshot made the rounds on social media as part of a "prisoner movement slip." The photo seems to have been taken off a computer screen and leaked online.
McGregor turned himself into police on Thursday night and as charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of felony criminal mischief stemming from his rampage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
McGregor showed up unexpectedly to the site of UFC 223 on Thursday afternoon and began violently attacking a tour bus as it tried to leave the arena.
The UFC released a statement Thursday night saying:
"During today's media event at Barclays Center to promote UFC 223: Khabib vs. Holloway, Conor McGregor and Artem Lobov entered the building accompanied by over a dozen individuals.
The group, which included McGregor and Lobov, vandalized the vehicle that contained a number of athletes competing at the event taking place this weekend. NYPD was immediately alerted and is currently in the process of investigating the situation. UFC is working very closely with the New York Athletic Commission, Barclays Center security and law enforcement authorities. All parties are working together to ensure the highest standard of proper safety precautions are implemented to protect the fans and athletes.
The organization deems today's disruption completely unacceptable and is currently working on the consequences that will follow. Immediately, Lobov has been removed from this weekend's card and individuals involved in the incident are not welcome at tomorrow's ceremonial weigh-in or Saturday's event at Barclays Center."


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Moonlight Benjamin describes her music as a blend of voodoo and rock'n'roll.
Born in Haiti and living in France, she is both a voodoo priestess and a powerful singer-songwriter with an impressive vocal range. Benjamin sounds thrilling, thoughtful and, at times, downright spooky. Title track Siltane is one of the songs of the year. It starts as a brooding, bluesy Haitian rock ballad and slowly builds, with a controlled power and sense of danger and theatricality that makes her sound like a Caribbean Patti Smith.
Her mother died giving birth to her, and Benjamin was brought up singing hymns in a church orphanage. Later, in Port-au-Prince, she met voodoo musicians and listened to western rock, then moved to France, where she studied jazz. In 2009, she travelled back to Haiti for a voodoo initiation. As a musician, she experimented with different styles before settling on the current lineup of a Haitian bass player and percussionist, a rock drummer and guitarist Matthis Pascaud, who transforms her songs with his powerful riffs.
There's one traditional track, Simbi, paying tribute to a water spirit; and there's one ballad, Mèt Agwe, to show she can also handle quieter songs. For the most part, though, this is an album of no-nonsense Haitian blues-rock, with stories of the voodoo spirit world or life in Port-au-Prince mixed in with lyrics by Haitian writers. All of it is dominated by Benjamin's exhilarating voice.
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In his first weekly address, President Obama spoke about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan as a means of 'jump-starting' the economy. One of the numerous areas targeted by the plan is the federal Weatherization Assistance Program.
On its website, the Department of Energy explains that the current weatherization program is only allotted a set amount of funding each year, and this can result in approved families being put on a waiting list. According to a Weatherization program statement of April 2008, the waiting list was approximately 2 years. Currently, the qualifying income limits vary by state, but are generally 125% or 150% below poverty level.
The current estimated expenditure per approved home is $2500. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan proclaims 'at least 2 million homes' will be weatherized, while President Obama declared in his weekly address that it would be 2.5 million homes. This is nearly half the number of families (5.6 million) the agency has helped over the course of 30 years. Presumably, those families already on the 2-year waiting list will be served first. Estimates from the Department of Energy are that each assisted family saves an average of $358 annually in overall utility bills.
At a published average cost of $2500 per home that is weatherized under the current program, the bill for the level of assistance proposed by the package will total somewhere between $5 billion to $6.25 billion. The plan calls for 75% of the complete Recovery and Reinvestment package to be 'spent out' within 18 months after its passage.
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There are two types of cancer that haunt women specifically, they are Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer. While the former cannot be prevented, the case is not the same for Cervical Cancer.
There is a vaccine for it with which cancer can be avoided. Hence medical organizations and stalwarts of the healthcare sector like Rao Hospital in Coimbatore have been continuously creating awareness about it, so that lives could be saved.
In India, the data from WHO shows that a woman dies of this disease every eight minutes. In 2018 alone, close to 100,000 new cases were diagnosed in India and 60,000 women died from it. Today, it causes the second-highest cancer-related deaths in Indian women.
Cervical cancer develops in a woman's cervix, and the main cause of this cancer is due to a virus called Human Papillomaviruses (HPV), an extremely common virus transmitted through sexual contact.
Gynec-oncologists who deal with Cervical cancer say that majority of patients with these cancers come for treatment when the disease has reached its third or fourth stages.
So the prevention and early detection aspect need to be conveyed to a larger number of women. If the life-saving vaccine is administered between 11-12 years of age, then the risk of cervical cancer in a woman is cut down to a phenomenal level.
While the HPV vaccination is the first defence against this disease, secondary prevention approaches like screening after 35 years of age will prevent cervical cancer risks.
Even if a woman is not vaccinated and has crossed the suitable age for vaccination, a pap smear test can help her find whether she is at risk. So timely administration of vaccine and check up after 40 years of age is very much essential for every woman.
Being one of the leading women health care providers, Rao Hospital understands the necessity of spreading awareness for Cervical Cancer.
Recently the hospital announced that their entire team took an oath this year to continue striving to fight cervical cancer by being at the forefront through our community awareness programs for HPV vaccination & preventive screening for early detection of cervical cancer.
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During an exclusive interview with The Covai Mail for Doctors Day 2021, Dr.Asha Rao, MD of Rao Hospital & Care emphasized that she feels that there is much work to be done in creating awareness about cancers that affect women. She added that through the Meera Sharadha Foundation, they are engaged in organizing various awareness programs about cancer prevention.
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His writings helps us understand how situations like the pandemic do not affect all sections of the society in the same way, helps frame the quest for a humane and democratic world order
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German philosopher Karl Marx. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
With the help of science, humanity will eventually overcome the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Many theories and philosophies will emerge. Many interpretations will be presented before the people and the governments. But the question is whether the post-COVID 19 world will be the same as before or will it change, whether the capitalist order will become more inhuman and exploitative. Thomas L Friedman has written that "COVID-19 is a black elephant. It is the logical outcome of our increasingly destructive wars against nature". The emerging situation is likely to be a matter of much public debate in which Karl Marx and Marxism will occupy centerstage.
"All philosophers have interpreted the world in various ways. However, the point is to change it" Marx wrote in Thesis on Feuerbach. This was the fundamental premise of the philosophical pursuit of Marx and his lifelong companion Friedrich Engels. They analysed human existence, the relationship between human beings and nature and the ways in which production and the reproduction of the human species and the economy take place.
While asserting that "labour is the source of wealth and prime basic condition for human existence," Marx and Engels analysed the dialectics of nature. They pointed out how the harmony among people, land, water and air leads to changes. In Capital, Marx explained that "labour is in the first place a process in which both man and nature participate". Marx went on to explain that labour process was nothing but the production process. He showed how labour is the source of wealth and how labour power keeps producing surplus value. In the same work, he explained how under capitalism, surplus value is appropriated by capitalists, who are the owners of the means of production. He also explained how this appropriation of surplus value leads to accumulation of wealth at one pole and the pauperisation of the working people at another. Such inequality is reflected in the miserable working and living conditions of the working people.
While analysing the housing question of the society, especially how the bourgeoisie solves the housing question, Engels pointed out "the poor districts in which the workers are crowded together are the breeding places of all those epidemics which from time to time afflict out towns. Cholera, typhus, typhoid fever, smallpox and other ravaging diseases spared their germs in the pestilential air and the poisoned water of these working class quarters". This explains why the poor and the migrant workers of all countries including India are facing unimaginable difficulties and becoming victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The developments in the past two decades have forced the capitalists to think of new deals and plans to perpetuate the exploitation of the working classes. Before COVID-19, the world capitalist economy faced a crisis in 2008, when the US economy was confronted with a subprime loan crisis. The current pandemic has pushed the world economic order on to a ventilator.
There are many who think that this pandemic is affecting all countries, all communities and all classes in the same way. Therefore, we should first allow the governments to handle it and then fight for our concerns. But that is not right. Capitalists are more clever. In the name of fighting the pandemic, capitalist governments are taking more control in their hands.
In India, the BJP-RSS combine is trying to push the country towards a theocratic fascist state. Left and secular democratic forces have intensified efforts to channelise the anger of the working people against this capitalist and fascist political order, which has put the lives of millions of common people at stake by denying them their rights.
The lies and failures of the government have to be exposed. Capitalism uses religion as a tool to make people fight each other but the millions of people will understand the heinous design of communal-fascist rulers, and not allow them to divide society further. When Marx looked at the Indian social structure, he understood the place of caste in it. His writings after the Taiping Rebellion in China, Sepoy Mutiny in India (India's first war of independence) and Black Resistance in America made him talk about the urgent need of a democratic revolution in India. Marx's term "democratic revolution" holds possibilities for the abolition of the caste system.
In the philosophical pursuit for a new world, Marxism emerged as a revolutionary theory and science. The three integral components of Marxism, as Lenin pointed, out are one, the philosophy of dialectical materialism (historical materialism), two, the theory of surplus value and three, the doctrine of class struggle as the motive force of History.
The future is going to witness intense class struggles for political power so that a new social order emerges in which the state shall ensure housing, healthcare, education and all means of livelihood to all its citizens, and equality, justice and dignity of all citizens are upheld.
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Karl Marx on May 5 (1818) while paying tributes let the working people advance their struggle to overthrow the capitalist society and to liberate from the chains of oppression and exploitation.
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Home > Player Profiles > Luka Modric: Dancing With The Devils From Zadar to Madrid.
Luka Modric: Dancing With The Devils From Zadar to Madrid.
by Sayan Chatterjee - September 4, 2018 October 2, 2019
"30th August 2018, MONACO — Croatia captain Luka Modric has been voted the best player in Europe last season, edging former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah for the UEFA award"
A usual smile was painted on the Cruyffesque face as he stood with the award in his hand. A smile which signified joy and satisfaction. That heavenly satisfaction human beings feel when they get what they deserve after they have endured everything there is. Life is a war for most of us but Luka Modric survived one, practised in battlefields and avoided plethora of bombs to be where he is today. It was also the smile of a survivor, surrounded by warriors in a different kind of battlefield.
Modric soon after receiving his UEFA Best Player of the Year award
Two decades ago, the village where Luka Modric grew up was a war zone. Beside their small wooden house, grenades would rain on the ground, mortars would be shot and most local people were killed mercilessly. Luka Sr., his grandfather, was shot in front of his eyes when he was only six. When the Spanish Media voted him as ' Worst transfer ' back in his early days at the Santiago Bernabeu, they should have known that it was not nearly enough to derange the man who survived unthinkable hardships in his life.
Modric was always skinny, not very physically agile in a contact based sport. When his grandfather was killed, his family escaped death threats and settled into hotels of Zadar as refugees. But Modric's love story with the ball set him apart from the rest despite his weak physique. NK Zadar's chairman was impressed with a skinny little boy kicking the ball around in the hotel lobby and this love affair with the football combined with superior intelligence made a young Modric escape hurdles on and off the pitch.
He was always slow and not very athletic. Some argue this can be attributed to the fact that Luka was used to walking very slowly and wisely with his sister in order to avoid land mines when he was young. Hard to imagine isn't it? However, his immaculate first touch coupled with a blend of unique flair and precision on the ball was more than enough to hide the deficiency.
The country's biggest club Dinamo Zagreb came calling and Luka's journey to the top was now gathering pace. Modric would develop his craftsmanship and go on to win a few league titles, domestic cups and the Player of the Season award. It was not long before the national team call up came and soon the top dogs of Europe were circling around Dinamo Zagreb for his signature.
Modric had a fine spell at Tottenham before making the switch his switch to Madrid
Although clubs like Arsenal and Barcelona took temporary interest, it was Spurs who gave him the big break under the lights of White Hart Lane. Initially, Modric looked like a fish out of water while playing on the flanks and took his time to find his feet at EPL ( a challenge he would later encounter in the La Liga as well). But the igniting potential and a strong mental fortitude propelled Modric to gift the Spurs faithful some great moments and memories.
Luka's time at Tottenham helped them cement their place as a team which could challenge anyone despite having no silverware to show for it.
Modric arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu when their midfield trio of Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira and Xabi Alonso were desperately trying to match the brilliance of their Barcelona counterparts. He was unable to settle and match the fast counter attacking game initially but instead of getting frustrated, Modric fought back with all his might like every time.
It was soon after the departure of all three – Ozil, Alonso and Khedira, Luka began to influence and impact matches with his deft touches, gliding past tackles and bringing calm to the chaotic environment of Santiago Bernabeu. With his partner-in-crime Toni Kroos, Modric became the heartbeat of a Real Madrid side that made history.
Artwork by Simeon Elson
Midfielders are often underappreciated because they cannot be judged with mere statistics in an art form like football. Someone like Zinedine Zidane had very few goals and assists to show for his world class performance in the 2006 World Cup. And like most great midfielders, Luka Modric's brilliance lies with his intelligence, too. He knows the exact moment when to release the ball, stop and to glide past defenders. The fact that he does all that with relative ease and elegance makes him one of the best midfielders in our era. For a man who evaded bombs as a teenager, evading tackles comes easy to him.
In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Luka Modric, covered every plate of grass, ran more than most and gave his 200% tirelessly for his team. His smile may not give much away but inside that little frame of the magician, there lies tremendous resilience and hunger to withstand any struggle that comes in his way.
But what truly makes him tick? What made him survive every hellhole and end up at the Bernabeu from the Balkan mountains?The will to work hard with dedication and the mental fortitude would be my answer. No sane follower of the beautiful game would bet against Luka Modric. The hardships – that's what makes him unstoppable. That's what keeps him ticking. That's what makes him great.
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NY Jets couldn't have asked for more from defensive coordinator Gregg Williams this season
The defense, run by Gregg Williams, has been one of the few bright spots for the Jets in an otherwise frustrating season.
NY Jets couldn't have asked for more from defensive coordinator Gregg Williams this season The defense, run by Gregg Williams, has been one of the few bright spots for the Jets in an otherwise frustrating season. Check out this story on lohud.com: https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/jets/2019/12/28/ny-jets-one-decision-coach-adam-gase-should-praised/2755194001/
Andy Vasquez, NFL writer Published 3:49 p.m. ET Dec. 28, 2019
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — On the day he was introduced as the head coach of the New York Jets, Adam Gase made it clear what he wanted out of his defensive coordinator.
"Whoever we bring here … has got to do a great job of making sure he's really the head coach of the defense," Gase said in January. "And that's what we're looking for."
Gase has been questioned and criticized for many of the decisions he's made in his first year as coach of the Jets — and for good reason. But he should get credit for the one he made a few days after that press conference: hiring Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator and letting him do his thing.
The defense has been the brightest spot for the Jets, in what has been an otherwise frustrating season.
Despite losing several important pieces to injury and having to rotate completely unproven players into the starting lineup at key positions, the Jets have managed to exceed all expectations. And they're not just competent, they've been one of the better defenses in the NFL this season.
Defensive coordinator Greg Williams and head coach Adam Gase before the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets met in a pre season NFL game at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on August 24, 2019. (Photo: Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network)
Heading into Sunday's game at Buffalo, the Jets are ranked seventh in total defense (324.1 yards per game) and second in rushing defense (87.9 yards). And they've done it without their starting inside linebackers C.J. Mosley and Avery Williamson, and while playing most of the season without a proven outside cornerback.
It's quite an accomplishment, and Williams deserves credit for scheming up the defense in a way to get the most out of everyone on the field. But the attitude he's instilled in the team has been just important.
"A lot of people out there are surprised that this group of young men that continue to have to go in and play in injury situations," Williams said. "They rose up and stepped up and somebody believed in them, not only me, their own position coaches. As a whole defensive staff, we've believed in these young men."
Williams said that something he learned as the head coach of the Redskins more than a decade ago helped him deal with all the adversity the Jets' defense has faced this season. That team was rebuilding and his experienced coaching staff grew frustrated with the talent level midway through the season.
Dec 12, 2019; Baltimore, MD, USA; New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams looks onto the field during the first half against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)
"I got tired of listening to the coaches tell me what these guys couldn't do," Williams said. "So, I forbid, ever, to have anything come out of your mouth on what these guys can't do, tell me what they can do. Tell me what they can do. We got hired to coach these guys on the things they can do and then we've got to help them on the things they cannot do."
Williams has struck that balance nicely, as established players like safety Jamal Adams, cornerback Brian Poole and linebacker Jordan Jenkins have continued to improve under his watch. But he's also gotten the most out of unheralded players, like linebackers James Burgess, and Tarell Basham, and cornerbacks Bless Austin and Arthur Maulet.
And he's been given full control by Gase to run the defense the way he wants to. Gase talked earlier this week about just how much control Williams has, and it turns out he wasn't kidding about that whole "head coach of the defense" thing.
"I hired Gregg Williams for a reason and that was to do exactly what he's been doing and that's putting in the culture we're looking for, the attitude we're looking for, the swagger we're looking for," Gase said this week, explaining why he's given Williams authority to bench players if necessary. "I'm not here to micromanage all the things that happen on a play-to-play basis. If that's the move that they feel like they needed to make, they're always going to get a yes from me. … I trust these guys. I trust that defensive staff as far as making those right kinds of decisions. If I ever did feel that I needed to step in, then I would."
Gase hasn't always so hands-off with the defense. He said that during his three seasons in Miami, he grew more involved as time went on. And give Gase credit, because it doesn't sound as if he has any plans of messing with a good thing if Williams stays around.
Which brings us to a potentially big question for the offseason: Will Williams be back in 2020? After the job he did with the defense this season, he could be a potential head-coaching candidate this offseason.
Williams, who was the interim coach of the Browns last year but lost out to Freddie Kitchens on the permanent gig, didn't want to focus on that possibility as he prepared for the season finale.
(Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) (Photo: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
"I love it here," Williams said. "I love it here. This is what we do. Total focus is on this game, this week, Buffalo, everything. This is excellent."


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Chicago: HPS Attorneys Achieve Not Guilty Verdict in First Post-Pandemic, In-Person Jury Trial in Will County
HPS attorneys David Hall and Krista Luzio secured a not guilty verdict for all defendants in the first post-pandemic, in-person jury trial for the firm and in Will County.
The case involved devastating quadriplegic injuries for a 50-year-old practicing podiatrist, an alleged failure to diagnose and treat a stroke and an allegedly negligent misdiagnosis of a rare variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
The case stems from the plaintiff's visit to an off-site, suburban emergency room with nonspecific symptoms of dizziness, tingling in the extremities, and an uncoordinated walk, which had begun around 18 hours before arrival.
A stroke code was triggered and canceled because the plaintiff was not a candidate for TPA (clot-busting medication) due to the length of symptom onset.
A STAT CT scan and MRI were performed in the first hour and read as negative for any signs of acute stroke in the brain.
The defendant neurologist was notified of the symptoms and the negative MRI result, and recommended the patient be admitted for a workup of the neurologic deficits.
Over the next 48 hours, the plaintiff's deficits progressively worsened resulting in paralysis and the need for intubation.
Six months later, the plaintiff obtained a second opinion from neurologists at a Chicago hospital.
The providers performed another MRI of the brain and identified a small bilateral infarction in the medial medulla that corresponded to the plaintiff's bilateral symptoms and deficits.
The providers also reviewed the prior MRI of the brain done at the off-site emergency room and were able to identify subtle evidence of the infarct present on the initial imaging.
It was undisputed by all sides that the plaintiff had suffered a rare bilateral medial medullary stroke prior to arriving at the off-site emergency room.
The plaintiffs' counsels' primary argument was that the providers were negligent in placing too much weight on the MRI and disregarding clear symptoms of stroke.
They claimed that the defendants negligently chased an alternative diagnosis of an exceptionally rare condition that did not fit well with the patient's symptoms.
Due to the inaccurate diagnosis, the defendants failed to give antiplatelet therapy and cholesterol-lowering medication that would have stopped the stroke in progression from extending and worsening.
Plaintiffs' counsels further argued that IVIG, which carries a risk of clotting, should never have been given.
The plaintiff's blood pressure should not have been lowered, because standard stroke therapy includes permissive hypertension to allow greater perfusion to at risk brain tissue.
The plaintiffs' counsels further argued that had antiplatelet and cholesterol medications been given, the IVIG been held and the blood pressure been allowed to trend higher, the plaintiff's deficits would have remained mild and he likely would have recovered fully.
Mr. Hall and Ms. Luzio contended for the defense that the care given was timely, appropriate and that the plaintiff's deficits were the result of factors unrelated to defendants' care.
They showed that an MRI performed more than 6 hours after onset of symptoms is greater than 95% effective in catching ischemic strokes. Therefore, it was reasonable and good care to consider stroke highly unlikely and to consider alternative diagnoses once the MRI was read as negative at 18 hours post-symptom onset.
The progressive, fluctuating neuro deficits were non-specific and consistent with Guillain-Barré Syndrome and the patient had areflexia in the lower extremities and other lab work that all supported a Guillain-Barré Syndrome variant. Importantly, Guillain-Barré Syndrome has a well-recognized treatment that has been shown to reduce the length of ventilator dependency and reduce the overall time of temporary paralysis.
The risks of the IVIG therapy given were minor as the drug has been reformulated with modern preparation and administration methods over the last 20 years.
The plaintiff's blood pressures were in the high-normal range throughout admission, and the plaintiff never became hypotensive, which is exactly the goal of permissive hypertension in a stroke patient.
Mr. Hall and Ms. Luzio also presented experts to explain that the antiplatelet and cholesterol medications given to stroke patients are given to reduce the risk of future strokes and would not have reversed this plaintiff's stroke in progression. The plaintiff did not experience another stroke and all his deficits were related to the initial brainstem stroke that occurred prior to his arrival at the off-site emergency department.
In closing, the plaintiffs' counsels asked for significant damages including $10 million for economic losses and $10+ million for non-economic damages (loss of normal life, emotional distress, pain and suffering etc.). Despite the serious injuries and complex vascular neurology medicine, the jury deliberated for less than one hour before returning their verdict for the defense.
This was the first 12-person civil jury trial in Will County since March 2020 and one of the first in-person jury trials in Illinois of this size and scope. HPS was privileged to be able to represent our clients in this court and in person. We were honored to work beside colleagues in the legal professions who showed courage in being willing to return to an in-person trial and navigate new challenges to trying cases. This trial went smoothly due to the efforts and professionalism of the defense and plaintiff's attorneys, the experts, witnesses and all of the court personnel.


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Privacy in Higher Education: A Conversation with Sara Collins
Innovation in higher education is increasingly fueled by data. From financial aid applications, to online classes, to student success initiatives, college students provide an extraordinary amount of data to schools, companies, and the government. This data provides unprecedented insights into student behavior, and colleges are using it to shape curricula, processes, and services to meet students' needs.
In this week's edition of FPF at 10, Sara Collins explains how data continues to transform the higher ed landscape, and why sound privacy practices are needed to ensure a safe, enriching academic experience.
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Sara Collins is a Policy Counsel on FPF's Education Privacy Project focused on higher education. While K-12 student privacy is the subject of much proposed legislation and public debate, less attention is focused on higher ed, which Collins hopes to change.
What drew you to the world of higher ed privacy? Which questions were you interested in exploring?
Prior to joining the Education Privacy Project, I was an attorney at the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid in the Enforcement Office, and prior to that I was the Legal Director at Veterans Education Success. Both of my prior jobs involved analyzing how well colleges were serving their students, and that could only be done with comprehensive and accurate data. Our higher education system is fueled by data, and one persistent question that has shaped my career is, "How can we use this data to improve students' education experience? "FPF recognizes that using data can change higher education and make it more beneficial for students, but also wants to answer the question: "How do we meaningfully protect student data?"
Why is it important to think of college students as a distinct population when it comes to data privacy?
Colleges and universities have massive amounts of data on their students. We don't talk about this enough, but most modern college campuses have turned into miniature smart cities. Not only are schools increasingly using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which depend on data collection, often by third-party vendors, to run efficiently, but the infrastructure of campuses is full of new systems that collect data. When used correctly, this information can assist colleges in determining what capital improvements to make, managing traffic on campus, or improving graduation rates. But school administrators and third-party contractors must be aware of the challenge of collecting that data in a responsible manner and safeguarding it once it is collected. As we move forward, FPF hopes to put out more resources to help both schools and ed tech vendors manage these systems with an eye toward privacy and security.
How is FPF helping to provide these resources, and what privacy developments in higher ed will unfold in the next 10 years?
We regularly hold student privacy bootcamps for small and startup ed tech companies to provide training on privacy laws, best practices, and advocates' concerns. We also run a higher education privacy working group to explore privacy concerns related to predictive analytics, big data, ethics, and data infrastructure in higher education. FERPA|SHERPA has other resources for higher ed officials, companies, and policymakers.
As far as the future is concerned, I imagine we'll see major developments with regards to Title IX proceedings.
Title IX proceedings often involve highly sensitive data raising the question of how to balance due process, privacy, and transparency. And with the Department releasing new draft regulations, this conversation will only become more important.
Beyond Title IX, I think universities, companies, and the government will have to grapple with what privacy is and why it matters. For instance, federal initiatives like FSA Next Generation and the Pell Grant program mandate data collection. However, Federal Student Aid has not provided much transparency into its data collection, use, retention, and destruction practices. In April of 2017, FSA experienced a hack of its online FAFSA tool, which took them months to resolve. The lack of communication from FSA, as well as its cavalier attitude toward the data they collect, have forced students to make the choice of either getting money for their education or safeguarding their data.
As universities and colleges continue to grapple with how to best integrate technology in education, they will need to determine how to measure privacy harms, how to centralize administration of their sprawling data collection systems, and, above all, how to harness the potential of new technologies to enrich the lives of students under their care and instruction.
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