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DR. EVERETT PIPER
When any culture starts calling good evil and evil good, Truth is the only rebellion left.
THE "SNOWFLAKE" GENERATION HAS GRADUATED, AND THEY'RE PLANTING ROOTS ACROSS OUR NATION
"Dr. Everett Piper's book Not a Day Care had the impact of a neutron bomb. In his groundbreaking sequel, Grow Up!, Dr. Piper continues the prophetic message that all need to hear but few have had the courage to say. Thank God someone tells the truth without apology!" —Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
It's April 2021, and the woke police have cancelled Dr. Seuss, Mr. Potato Head, and the beloved host of The Bachelor, Chris Harrison. Grown children are pouring out of the glorified day care known as college and entering the corporate world, and people of all ages are facing the consequences. Full of infantile demands and expectations, these "woke" grown children are
ready to blacklist any harmless thing that they deem "cancellable." Even worse, this spring they will be hearing leftist commencement speakers preaching about how to live a "woke" adult life instead of a responsible one. As a former university president, Dr. Everett Piper knows a thing or two about the ideas that motivate the younger generation. Having experienced the snowflake mob's rage himself, he understands the threat that these young people pose to the rest of society. Filled with wisdom and learning, Grow Up!: Life Isn't Safe, but It's Good is the commencement speech on how to succeed in adulthood that all graduates need to hear, but won't.
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Author of the national best-seller, Not a Daycare: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth. Piper served as president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University for 17 years during which time he led his school from relative obscurity to a position of national recognition and influence. Piper presently serves as a contributing columnist for The Washington Times. His commentary on religion, education, leadership and politics is featured in local and national media outlets coast to coast. Piper has been a guest on FOX News Special Report, FOX and Friends, FOX Business Channel, FOX The Story with Dana Perino, the Glenn Beck Show, The Factor with Bill O'Reilly, NRA TV, the Dana Loesch Show, The Adam Carolla Show, The Rubin Report with Dave Rubin, the Tucker Carlson Show, The Huckabee Show, and the 700 Club with Pat Robertson. He has also provided guest commentary for dozens of talk-radio programs and has filled in as guest host for the likes of Michael Medved, Mike Gallagher and Tony Perkins.
Dr. Piper is the 2016 recipient of the Jeane Kirkpatrick Award for Academic Freedom. His viral op-ed, This Is Not a Day Care, it's a University, which became his second book, was featured by NBC Today as one of its top ten news stories of 2015.
Piper has been a featured speaker in dozens of venues including the Values Voter Summit, the Council for National Policy, the Young American Foundation, the National Congress for Families, and the inaugural ceremony for the United States Department of Health and Human Service's and Office of Civil Rights creation of a new division for religious freedom. Go here to listen and watch these and more.
© 2022 DR. EVERETT PIPER


FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) today applauded the opinion of the Texas Supreme Court in the Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Burrell Day and Joel McDaniel case regarding whether or not landowners own the groundwater below their land.
"The Texas Supreme Court has affirmed that landowners own the groundwater in place below their land and that it is subject to constitutional protection as a property right," said Joe Parker Jr, rancher and president of TSCRA.
"This opinion is a victory for Texas landowners and will be important for generations to come. It also recognizes the important legislation, S.B. 332, that was passed by the Legislature in 2011" Parker said.
"TSCRA would like to thank the Texas Supreme Court for their diligent efforts in writing this opinion," Parker continued.
"Today we have decided that landowners do have a constitutionally compensable interest in groundwater..."


You'll have to forgive my bad French pronunciation.
His voice had a very slight German intonation.
He has developed a slight American accent.
His speech became increasingly thick and nasal.
His voice was devoid of inflection.
Clear diction is important in public speaking.
He took courses in elocution and acting at the London Academy.
The -un- in pronunciation should be written and pronounced in the same way as the -un- in unkind. It is incorrect to add an o before the u to make this word look and sound more like pronounce.


That this admission has been formalized is extraordinary news, for it reinforces the very impetus for my own work on xenoarchaeological guidelines; lending credence to the view that a proactive stance on the rigorous development of xenoarchaeology as a practicable field science (along with related communication strategies) is no less justified than that underpinning astrobiology or conventional SETI studies.
Looks like the academic environment is ripe for the further development of xenoarchaeological methodologies and analogue work. Stay tuned.


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Q: Vue 2.0 & Rails 5: Declarative Rendering not Reactive I am currently walking through the Vue guide with a Rails 5 app and found that I can update my Vue js object, but the DOM is not as described in the Declarative Rendering section..

The data and the DOM are now linked, and everything is now reactive. How do we know? Just open up your browser's JavaScript console and set app.message to a different value. You should see the rendered example above update accordingly.

I am using the gem 'vuejs' found here:
https://github.com/ytbryan/vuejs
application.js
//= require jquery
//= require jquery_ujs
//= require turbolinks
//= require vue2
//= require vue-router2
//= require vue-validator
//= require vuex
//= require_tree .

home.html.haml
#app
  %div
   {{ message }}

main.coffee
$(document).on "turbolinks:load", ->

   app = new Vue
     el: '#app'
     data:
       message: 'Vue initialized!'

Chrome tools js console..
app.message = 'Should update to this'

A: The answer to this had to do with how coffeescript compiles it's variables. It inserts var to all variables not allowing them to be accessible by the global namespace. All that is required is the app to be a property of the window object.
$(document).on "turbolinks:load", ->

   window.app = new Vue
    el: '#app'
    data:
      message: 'Vue initialized!'

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Extra tall raised garden bed kit, The premier 21 inch high bed comes in 6ft x 6ft, 6ft x 3t, 6ft x 4ft, 4ft x 4ft, and 3ft x 3ft. Click specification below for full specs. Click the yellow specification tab below for more details.
1.25in thick treated timber boards, 3in square x 21in high corner posts.
21inch Premier raised beds are the tallest raised garden beds in the range and look fabulous in any garden, allotment or tunnel. They are made from 1.25 inch thick timber and are exceptionally easy to work on. The increase in height makes them ideal for gardeners in wheelchairs or those who may have difficulty bending. There is nothing that you couldn't possibly grow in up to 21" of soil (unless you have some super carrots we don't know about), from deep root crops like parsnips, carrots and potatoes to salads and herbs of any kind as well as peas and beans. If you are serious about your vegetable gardening then this 21in tall raised vegetable planter is the way to go. These beds can accommodate up to a huge 21 inches of soil, but of course you can fill it up to whatever level suits your needs. That's the best thing about this type of gardening, you can have different soil types and levels in each bed to provide the correct environment for whatever fruit or vegetables you are growing.
We've re-designed our 'Premier' range of raised vegetable beds. We decided to go for a chunkier version of the hugely popular 'Classic' bed made with a much thicker 35mm timber. All our beds are made from timber cut and treated to our specification in our our local sawmills. The preservative used is certified by the soil association as safe for use with organic food crops. Click for more info on our raised garden beds.
Like all our raised bed kits, we stock the 21in premier in a variety of sizes to better suit your needs. Sizes available are; 3 foot square, 4 foot square, 6ft x 3ft, 6ft x 4ft, and the giant 6 foot square garden. Please select the required size by clicking the BED SIZE tab above the add to cart button.
easy to assemble, was able to grow runner beans , salad, tomatoes, courgettes, broad beans. not needed to weed.
Ordered these last week. Delivery great - packed well. Such good quality and for such a reasonable price. Wood is fully treated and proper solid. Nice long wide screws as well. Really easy to put together with a power tool.
Delivery and customer service was very friendly and efficient. Product was straightforward and and easy to assemble . Really delighted with appearance and height of raised bed and quality seems good. Looking forward to starting my homegrown vegetables!
A neighbour got some of your premier raised beds last year, so I decided to give it a go this year. I always thought the raised beds looked good next door, but when I got mine I was pleased to see that they were immaculately finished with rounded edges. I went for the 21 inch because I can't bend too far with my back, This is the best raised bed I've come across. very happy with purchase. Peter B.
Very happy. The timber in the beds is good and heavy and goes on the generous side which is refreshing. I do need to say how impressed I was with the service and with advice on how to get started. I am new to vegetable gardening and found this company more than helpful.
Very pleased with the quality and price of the 6' x 4' Raised Bed. Reasonably quick delivery considering the Easter weekend came in the middle. Delivered in two handy to carry packs with clear instructions and correct number of screws. Was concerned when I read other reviews that mentioned the need to drill screw holes. DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF about that! I charged up 4 batteries on two drills and only used one for each, drill and screw-driver. Simples! Thoroughly recommend this product for ease of construction and it feels sturdy. I did it myself and it might have been easier with two people but not really necessary. Job done in just over an hour.
I have bought quite a few raised beds over the last few years, totally re-organising my vegetable garden. They're wonderful. I've opted for the 21" option. Weeding, which can be soul-killing, is now a very simple job. I've laid mypex and chippings between the beds. And, of course, I don't have to reach down as far. The beds are so easily closed down and covered for the winter months, making them much easier to get ready again in springtime. Despite possibly the wettest winter on record this year, I've noticed that the soil in the raised beds is already moderately dry. These beds will be ready for planting long before the beds in the open ground. The soil warms up much faster in the raised beds too. Overall, I'm totally sold on the concept of raised beds and I'm particularly sold on the the flat packed product I bought from Quickcrop. I can't recommend them highly enough.
Good sturdy raised beds. You will need a good drill to put them together, but when they are up they look great-an adornment to any garden.
filling my raised bed was the hardest bit, my neighbor gave me some well rotted farm manure,which i layered with topsoil, once that was done,i sat some potatoes, broccoli, cabbage lettuce and onions, and herbs in each corner, i have also put in a few courgettes and i have a feeling things might get fairly crowded when they all start growing, but i am so excited that i could get all these into my raised bed, so far delighted with my purchase.
I bought one of these for my grandmother as shes getting old and can't stoop down to weed any more but always enjoyed growing plants. It took around an hour to get the bed set up from assembly to placing a mypex mat underneath it. Its the perfect height for her and she's delighted as its a lot easier to maintain for her and she can grow some of her favorite potatoes as well as a few other bits and bobs on it.
You know exactly what space you have to plant and easy to plant in as it is at your own level.
These are first rate raised beds, Very strong, sturdy,well finished and easy to assemble. Delivery was very fast and at a price that all other online companies would do well to follow. Well done guys.
Five stars for quality of product, clear instructions and well packed for ease of assembly. Have no hesitation in fully recommending Quickcrop 21inch raised beds. Enjoyed most helpful and informative videos too! Great delivery service, from ordering through to arrival. Thanks to Quickcrop staff.
Hi i'm interested in your 6x3ft kit, i will be putting this onto concrete slabs, and you mentioned to someone that you don't need a liner? as these boards are treated. I would like to know what the treatment is and is it safe, also can these boards be painted over with coloured fence paint which is also a treatment? Thanks.
What tools do I need for assembly? Are there any spikes like I have seen on other products if being assembled on dirt/grass (do I need spikes anyway or how do they fit?)?
21 inch 4x4 premier raised bed. Can you tell me the top soil and compost to fill it I'm going to use it mostly for Slad leaf and other vegetables.
I'm putting a 21inch deep 3x4 onto a patio which I can't mark so i will be using a liner. Now are the liners totally sealed or do they release water in heavy rain ?
Hi, I'm interested in the 6ftx3ft premier raised bed. 21inch high. I note you say that it's ok to grow veg in this on a concrete base. Would this also be deep enough for potatoes? Or would I need to remove the flags beneath?
Good question Denise. You can grow Potatoes in any depth of soil above 12 inches so yes this bed is fine without having to remove any of the flagstones.
Hi Rose. The dimensions are external.
You can use these with or without a liner as they are treated, the treatment we use is safe to use with organic food crops. 21'' high is definitely tall enough to grow veg on a concrete base.
am I right, these beds do not have a timber base but are open to the soil? How re timbers held together? Screws,posts or brackets?
Hi Jim. You are correct, the beds do not have a base an sit directly on the soil. The timbers are held together using screws which are fastened through the timber and into the 3 inch square internal corner posts.
I am looking to buy the 6ft by 3ft premier 21inch raised bed and was wondering how many bags of the soil I need to order as well to make sure it is filled correctly?
Hello, the 21in premier 6ft x 3ft raised bed takes 892 Litres to fill (i.e. 15 x 60 Litre Bags).
How much is garden soil in bags of 60litres to fill 2 x 4'x4' and 1x3'x3'. I have asked a question on this subject before.
Hi Bob. I remember you question and and had asked you what height beds you are interested in?


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fractured earth
Reporting on a planet that lacks both equitable and sustainable development.
m rajshekhar 2:29 am on May 31, 2012
Tags: Financial Inclusion ( 41 ), Privacy ( 14 ), UIDAI ( 39 )
biometrics, banks and this seemingly ignored question of data security
In the beginning, only the National Population Register – and, a little later, Nandan Nilekani's Unique Identification Authority of India – were supposed to capture and store biometrics. However, over the past few months, India has come to a point where myriad central ministeries, state departments and others are camping in the country's villages and towns, capturing fingerprints and scanning irises, and storing them in their servers. One of the first-movers in this direction, and probably one of the largest collectors of biometrics, is the banking system which thinks biometrics will help it ensure welfare payments go only to the targeted beneficiaries.
This profusion of databases, however, raises an important question — about whether the biometrics being collected are being securely stored or not. To get answers to that question, ET did an email interview with B Sambamurthy , the director and CEO of the RBI's Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT).
IDRBT, i should add, is one of the central institutions in the country working on establishment of common standards for the entire banking system. Read on. Here.
Tags: Aadhaar ( 38 ), Cash transfers ( 41 ), UIDAI ( 39 )
uidai's shiny new enrolment engine
another small online story for ET on UIDAI's new enrolment system. this has been in the works for over four months. what do the glitches they have fixed tell you about how enrolments have been done till now?
m rajshekhar 12:54 am on May 26, 2012
Tags: Microfinance ( 37 )
the case of the surprising amendment to the mfi bill
A last-minute change in the bill to govern microfinance institutions has sent banks and MFIs into a tizzy. The bill has raised the loan credit limit tenfold, a move that could alter the character of these lenders from tiny loan providers to the poor to financers of the relatively affluent.
yep. after all the reports of mfis overlending to the poor and pushing them into debt traps, the rbi had introduced a loan limit of rs 50,000 for each borrower. and now we find that the draft MFI bill which has just been introduced in the parliament has upped that credit limit to an incredible rs 500,000. today's ET carries a (reassuring) story on this change and how it entered the bill.
there are other differences between this bill and its previous avatar — released for public comments last june. but on the whole, this seems to be a better bill than the previous one. better safeguards.
Tags: Banking correspondents ( 19 ), Cash transfers ( 41 ), Common BC Auctions ( 13 ), Financial Inclusion ( 41 ), Idiocy ( 17 )
of banks, state firmans, bids and outcomes
it is official. the bidding process to find a common banking correspondent company for all of maharashtra is over. vakrangee has won with a bid so low banking correspondent companies can scarcely believe it. see this, this and this for context.
now to see how well this new approach works.
m rajshekhar 2:38 pm on May 24, 2012
Tags: Books ( 15 )
dov ospovat and the development of darwin's theory
i am finally reading dov ospovat's the development of darwin's theory. back in 2009 when i was studying the drafting of the forest rights act, i had read the origin of species. interspersed in that book were little paragraphs where darwin described numerous experiments he had conducted in the years after he got off the beagle, testing out answers to different puzzles thrown up by biogeography — the science which studies the distribution of species.
for instance, to understand why similar trees are found in coastal areas, he left a bunch of their seeds in sea water for weeks and months and then planted them and tried to see how many blossomed into plants — this was his test to see whether seeds could be dispersed by oceanic currents, and then take root on farflung shores. similarly, as he says in the book…
I suspended a duck's feet, which might represent those of a bird sleeping in a natural pond, in an aquarium, where many ova of fresh-water shells were hatching; and I found that numbers of the extremely minute and just hatched shells crawled on the feet, and clung to them so firmly that when taken out of the water they could not be jarred off, though at a somewhat more advanced age they would voluntarily drop off. These just hatched molluscs, though aquatic in their nature, survived on the duck's feet, in damp air, from twelve to twenty hours; and in this length of time a duck or heron might fly at least six or seven hundred miles, and would be sure to alight on a pool or rivulet, if blown across sea to an oceanic island or to any other distant point.
the book is filled with accounts of similar experiments. passages like this must have filled everyone who read the origin… with wonderment. 18 years lapsed between darwin getting off the beagle and the publication of the origin of species. in this period, he was obviously very busy, fastidiously thinking through the question of how life evolved and spread across the planet, and testing myriad hypotheses.
and then, while reading janet browne's the secular ark, which traces the — well — evolution of our thinking on evolution, i came across a reference to ospovat's book.
and guess what it focuses on — on that 18 year period! a history of science, the book painstaking reconstructs the development of darwin's thinking on what david quammen called the question of questions — the distribution of life on the planet — and locates darwin amongst his peers.
some weeks ago, i finally began reading this book in earnest. i am about two chapters down. i am reading slowly. underlining and scribbling with gusto. this is such a lovely, careful, magisterial book. one filled with such gentle epiphanies that it summons the title of a book by richard feynman to mind — the pleasure of finding things out.
it is also a poignant book to read. dov ospovat died of cancer shortly after finishing the manuscript of this book. he was 33. such a shame that is. such a brilliant, pathbreaking book. and the author taken from our midst so young.
i am thinking that i will finish this book and then start work on a chronology on how human thought on evolution developed. might be an interesting way to trace the incremental, collaborative manner in which ideas — again — evolve and take root. hmmm.
ps – while we are talking of darwin, the last paragraph in the origin has to rank among the finest pieces of science writing ever. it gives me goosebumps.
It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects flitting about, and with worms crawling through the damp earth, and to reflect that these elaborately constructed forms, so different from each other, and dependent on each other in so complex a manner, have all been produced by laws acting around us. These laws, taken in the largest sense, being Growth with Reproduction; inheritance which is almost implied by reproduction; Variability from the indirect and direct action of the external conditions of life, and from use and disuse; a Ratio of Increase so high as to lead to a Struggle for Life, and as a consequence to Natural Selection, entailing Divergence of Character and the Extinction of less-improved forms. Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of the higher animals, directly follows. There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
ps – indeed. "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." Amen.
SBI, RFPs, Maharashtra…
i wrote out another small update for the et website today on how the finance ministry plan to choose one common BC for all public sector banks in maharashtra is coming along.
bidding starts for maharashtra
out today, a small online followup to a story i filed last week — about the finance ministry deciding that India should be split into 20 clusters, and that all public sector banks in each cluster should appoint a common BC for servicing their rural/poor customers.
M Rajshekhar
Indian journalist. I mostly report on forces impacting rural India and environment. Between March 2015 and December 2017, I worked on 'Ear To The Ground', a reporting project which sought to identify major processes shaping India, with Scroll.in, one of the newer journalism startups in India. Before joining Scroll, I reported on India's environment/development tussles for The Economic Times, a leading Indian business daily. Yet earlier? Independent researcher + business reporter. This blog? Mostly a repository of links to all my articles, with the odd digression into books, running and cycling.
On the Drafting of the "Forest Rights Act", 2006
On the Drafting of the Environment Impact Assessment Notification (2006)
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This is the second of two parts of a lecture on the Platonic dialogue Euthyphro, which deals with the nature of piety. As with the Theages, I interpret the Euthyphro as in part a reply to Aristophanes' Clouds.
There are a couple of "jumps" in the lecture where removed inaudible portions of the discussion but left in my answers. The questions can be inferred from the answers. Also, in a couple of places, my voice gets quieter as I stepped away from the microphone to write on the marker board.
The whole class was taped, but the tapes of the first lecture, which was an introduction to the whole course, and the last lecture, on the Phaedo, have disappeared. Nevertheless, the six remaining lectures, which I will release in 12 separate parts, contain a lot of useful material.
Published: April 3, 2013 | This entry was posted in Counter-Currents Radio and tagged Aristophanes, Counter-Currents Radio, Euthyphro, Greg Johnson, originals, philosophy, piety, Plato, podcasts, Socrates, The Trial of Socrates. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.


Pond ecology can be best described as the interaction of life in your pond with the environment outside your pond. It is the study of living organisms in a pond habitation, and their interaction with the existing pond environment. Adding plants and fish to your pond is a way of bringing nature to your own backyard. In theory you are actually balancing and creating a wetland ecosystem in your surroundings using methods of nature.
If you want to build an ecosystem pond, it is imperative that you collect adequate product information, and consult with experienced pond keepers or pond contractors near me. You must also learn about how nature works to maintain a healthy balance between the environment and the pond inhabitants. It will eventually help you in planning and maintaining your backyard water garden in the best possible manner.
With water forming the foundation of the pond ecosystem, a natural pond ecosystem includes different tiers. These levels are interlinked to each other for growth and health. As a matter of fact, the natural pond and the backyard garden pond that you create, both share the same relationship. It is the human intervention that makes all the difference alongside pacing up the natural aging process of fish and plants. Now, let's take a look at the 6-tier food chain that defines the ecosystem of the natural pond.
Tier 1 – It includes plants, bacteria, diatoms, phytoplankton, algae, and protozoa. In a natural pond that you create, the bio-filter gives a growth medium to bacteria, and it eventually transforms harmful ammonia into neutral fertilizers.
Tier 2 – It includes zooplankton, rotifers, and daphnia. These tiny creatures drift through water, and feed on protozoa and algae from tier 1.
Tier 3 – This tier includes insects, worms, snails, leeches, and larval insects. Members of this tier consume individuals in tier 1 as well as zooplankton.
Tier 4 – It includes amphibians like newts, frogs, salamanders, and toads. These creatures consume individuals from lower tiers. Newts and salamanders prefer natural ponds over backyard ponds, whereas frogs can find a home in your backyard pond.
Tier 5 – This tier includes fish, an omnivorous creature that can eat just about anything. You can feed them with food, but they also consume individuals from lower tiers.
Tier 6 – The last tier of food chain includes birds, snakes, reptiles, turtles, and mammals. Tier 6 creatures are in contact with the surrounding environment, and they represent a vital part of the pond ecosystem.
Ponds have a life cycle, and their longevity can be increased by limiting the nutrients input in the pond. Sweetwater Landscape is a Master Certified Aquascape Contractor, and you can contact them at 707-887-0140 or visit their website Getpond.com for more information about pond ecology.
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Seaweed is a true Superfood from nature! First of all, it is one of the most nutritious plants on earth and the richest source of minerals in the plant kingdom. Secondly, it contains more iron in comparison with meat, low amount of calories and the special sugars (fucose / glyconutrients) contribute to a healthy intestinal flora.
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Inspired by the frustration I felt when attempting to detangle my necklace, this piece portrays the fact that overthinking causes problems to only worsen. At times, it is necessary to take a step back when confronted with the layers of complications in life.
Confident?: An encouragement to myself to have self-assurance regardless of external characteristics.
Wrinkled Time: Age is irreversible. One may attempt to mask or slow true age, but age ultimately cannot be concealed.
Feeling Blue: Childhood memories and family ultimately remain in midst of the ups and downs of my life.
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For families that include children with disabilities, external pressures have the potential to disrupt the family unit. If a family plans well, employs teamwork, makes time for one another, and anticipates trouble some stressors may disappear.
It's a scene made for the movies: A family has to live with relatives because of insufficient household income, one parent disappears into the night leaving the other to make ends meet, or housing is so inadequate that they seek more suitable options.
The sad fact is that for some children with disability and their families; this is a reality. Most parents that have a child with disability may find it difficult to plan for their child's future needs; primarily due to the lack of being able to foresee the unknowns.
Children with Cerebral Palsy likely require more doctors' appointments, insurance coverage can change, and children grow out of their adaptive equipment and assistive technologies. In addition, home and automobile modifications may be required.
A house that is insufficient for a family becomes a trap that confines a child and his or her caretakers because of size and layout. The cost of health care may increase while health insurance coverage is reduced. Even a rise in gas and utility expense can put a squeeze on household spending. A parent may need to modify employment, especially if child care becomes prohibitive. Relationships can come under additional strain. And, financial constraints can create new stressors.
There are no hard and fast data on the effect of these situations on marriage, or divorce rates. What is known is that the divorce rate is high for the parents of children with disabilities; some studies have suggested it's in the 50 to 70 percent range.
Keeping the family unit together can be a tough proposition for any family in these tough economic times, but the issues that tend to break families can be mitigated or eliminated altogether with teamwork. All stakeholders – the parents, children and extended family members – will need to give a little to achieve harmony and balance.
Here are several issues that can be problematic to families that have a child with special needs, and some suggestions about how to reduce the impact.
Having a child with special needs places an immediate stress on a family's finances, even if the family is lucky enough to have adequate insurance. Depending on the nature and severity of a child's Cerebral Palsy, he or she will likely need supplemental therapy that might not be covered with insurance.
Assistive technologies and adaptive equipment are needed to help ensure a child can thrive and maximize their abilities. These include braces, walkers, wheelchairs and communication devices, some of which are expensive and will need to be replaced from time to time as a child grows. And, because a child often needs significant hours of care – if not 24/7 care – it is likely that one parent will need to resign from a job, or reduce their hours, which effectively reduces household income.
Of all the issues that special needs families face, this one is the most vexing. There are resources and people that are willing, able and available to help.
Government assistance can be quite helpful. Medicare, Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) may be available. A family may also be eligible for nutrition, child care and energy assistance, as well.
The safety net that has been constructed for people under financial duress can provide some relief. Relief may come from either the federal government or the state government – a good place to contact is the state's family service agency, Department of Developmental Services, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Emergency medical assistance or temporary assistance for needy families provide a one-time only stipends.Medical services may also be available at reduced rates or sliding scales based on income. A community social worker may be aware of additional resources within the local community.
Parents should also enlist the help of family and friends, when offered, to take care of a child when trying to maintain work schedules and household income.
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In the best of circumstances, marriage requires effort and commitment. But because of the financial and time demands required when raising a child with special needs, it's easy for couples to place their marriage needs on the back burner.
Issues that come up between couples are often the result of being overwhelmed, overworked, and under appreciated. Often, conflict stems from not understanding a mate's point of view. For instance, a parent can fall into the trap of believing that he or she is the only person that can meet the child's needs, and that no other person is competent to care for the child. This effectively shuts out the other parent, and sometimes, other children.
Or, a parent may feel that his or her needs are of little importance; feeling unappreciated can unravel a marriage.
A strategy that works well for couples is to make sure that no matter what happens during the day, they each set aside 20 minutes of bonding time to re-connect, express feelings, and talk about the issues that seem to be driving a wedge in the relationship. Make parenting a team approach versus a competition between mates on who is outperforming the other.
This might require parents to stay up an hour later than they typically would, or get up earlier. It requires both parties to make their own feelings a priority, which can be difficult for some. If a parent feels guilty about taking time out from his or her child, they should know that a child is happier when a parent – married or single – is happy and well-adjusted.
Also, parents should not be afraid to seek assistance from family members so they can have time together. Parents are often pleased to discover that family members are often happy to learn to care for a child. Another option is to seek professional counseling to see if persistent issues can be worked out early as opposed to later. Counseling, upon initial diagnosis, can also better prepare a couple (or a single parent) for the road ahead.
The issue of a home's physical structure is something most people don't think about, but sometimes parents of a child with disability face a perfect storm of circumstances when it comes to making their current home viable for their growing child.
Sometimes a home is not built to suit an individual with special needs. This is especially true if a home was built before today's open layouts were popular, or before Universal Design standards were implemented. Because a couple never plans to have a child with disabilities, they often get stuck in a home where a child is confined to limited space. And moving out of a home is not as easy for parents as one would think. As the child grows into adulthood, ramps and lifts become necessary for greater independence and mobility.
In the rare case a family's income is not affected by having a child with disabilities, they may be able to move out of their home and into a more suitable dwelling providing they can sell their home without taking a financial loss. But other parents face a difficult situation created by a challenging housing market: They cannot sell their house for what they paid for it, or, they cannot qualify for a mortgage that would cover the costs of a more suitable home. Apartments, condominiums, and trailers may not be ideally located within the community, near public transportation, or accessible by today's standards. It's a difficult situation with few easy solutions.
If a family cannot sell their home and move into another dwelling, they may try to work with what they have.
Home modifications can be costly, but families may qualify for community block grant funds, low-income emergency funds, homeownership voucher programs, loan programs or tax credits. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides housing counselors to help families with their housing concerns. They provide homeownership assistance and rental help. In emergencies, HUD provides disaster relief, emergency assistance, and foreclosure counseling. Energy assistance and weatherization plans may also apply.
Charity groups and disability advocacy groups will often help by building ramps to ensure a child has easy access to his or her home.
Family members, particularly those that work in the skilled trades (electrical, heating and cooling, construction, and plumbing) may donate their talents – they might be able to remove unneeded doors and obstructions that make life cumbersome.
Also, consider other uses for rooms. A first floor room may be transformed into a bedroom until the parents can afford to have a lift installed along the stairway.
Remember that keeping a family together isn't about what works for other family members, neighbors, or other people. It's about what works for the family.


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Category Archives: Privacy
Culture, Democracy, Privacy, Security
Oh privacy, rest in peace
The assaults on our personal space, our thoughts – both grand and small – have become, in recent years, the principle battleground of democratic debate.
Do we deserve our privacy, or shall we surrender it to the onslaught of media? Do we expect full accountability from our elected leaders, or shall we give them a free pass even as their spy agencies harvest every morsel of information about us for uses not yet articulated?
We have become a "live-in-public" polity. Anyone who doubts this might cogitate for a while on the way mainstream celebrities (and their Twitter monkeys) manage their various images through social media.
Consider, for example, the strange case of Ashton Kutcher – a Hollywood actor of some fame and fortune. He reached out to his fans a couple of months ago to beg their support for his mindful campaign against the paparazzi that plague him and his loved ones.
According to a Fox News report in May, "Ashton Kutcher has taken to social media to blast news outlets for publishing paparazzi photos of his 7-month-old daughter, Wyatt. The actor publicly slammed publications on Twitter after photos emerged of a casually dressed Kutcher carrying his baby girl in his arms, with a clear view of her smiling face. The paparazzi pics were taken while Kutcher and partner Mila Kunis were visiting the seaside town of Carpinteria, Calif., with Kunis' parents."
Tweeted Mr. Kutcher: "Why is it so hard for publications to respect that I would like the identity of my child kept private for safety reasons?"
Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because you have 16 million followers and you can't stop talking about yourself.
The actor's dilemma mirrors our own. In a world where professional value becomes a commodity through personal revelation (even if the cry is for privacy) reason is antiquated. And what becomes antiquated becomes suspect. Suddenly, your business is mine, and mine is yours.
Naturally, you and I have never met, never shook hands, never looked each other in our bloodshot, media-savvy eyes. We've never actually conducted a private conversation about what really matters to either of us. We just tweet in series of 147 characters of callow, bland absurdities.
As we do, of course, the world is cloud-banking every stupid thing we say for only one reason: Our love of the confessional pyre, the altar of unsolicited solicitude, to which we happily supplicate ourselves, turns its cranks; and, in so doing, manufactures more ways to penetrate our secret spaces.
We claim our right to privacy in public even as we squander it, undermine it, and, finally, render it meaningless by opening our big, fat mouths about the utterly inconsequential just in time for the next crop of spin-doctors, operating on both private and state allowances, to turn our choice words against ourselves.
It happens all the time. Whole networks in the mainstream media are dedicated to unveiling the "larger" truth behind a pebble of personal information "leaked" to them, lest the pillars of democracy topple in the absence of some celebrity's full disclosure about the style and shape of his underwear.
And, of course, just like Mr. Kutcher, we lap it up, even as we despise it.
In a Daily Mail Online piece from 2011, the actor "became the first Twitter user to reach one million followers. But, it seems, Ashton Kutcher has finally fallen out of love with Twitter. The 33-year-old actor handed over the control of his account to his management team."
Really, who could have blamed him?
But, then, what's stopping the rest of us?
Tagged Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, social media, Twitter
Democracy, Government, Privacy
Warning: Canada's privacy watchdog also bites
Well, now, that didn't take long. It seems the honeymoon had only just begun before the newlyweds were hissing and spitting at each other.
And they all said it was a match made in parliamentary heaven, that it would last, if not forever, at least until the Harper wagon train pulled up its stakes for the last time and headed back home towards the setting sun.
But, in an interview with the Globe and Mail earlier this week, Daniel Therrien, Canada's new privacy commissioner, took a largely unexpected leap and publicly repudiated the federal government's interpretation of a recent Supreme Court decision on online privacy in Canada. He even termed parts of the controversial Bill C-13 – which seeks, among other things, immunity for telcos that voluntarily relinquish subscriber information to authorities – as nugatory.
"At a minimum, I would say the immunity clause in Bill C-13 becomes essentially meaningless," he told the newspaper. "The Supreme Court agrees that this is sensitive information, that it is entitled to constitutional protection. That is a huge clarification. . .So the idea there would be voluntary disclosure from service providers to law enforcement agencies – it is now clear that is not going to pass constitutional muster. I think that is clear."
In his statement to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) on Bill C-13, he was just as categorical: "We are concerned this broad language (in the Bill) could lead to a rise in additional voluntary disclosures and informal requests. This is of particular concern with private-sector companies that are otherwise prohibited from disclosing personal information without consent under PIPEDA or substantially similar legislation. In essence, this could amount to permissive access without court approval and oversight."
He added: "Canadians expect that their service providers will keep their information confidential and that personal information will not be shared with government authorities without their express consent, clear lawful authority or a warrant.
This does not sound like the guy about whom a panel of privacy experts warned the Prime Minister in an email prior to Mr. Therrien's appointment earlier this month.
"With great respect and without any intended slight on his abilities, we feel obligated to object to the Government's recently announced appointee for Privacy Commissioner of Canada," the letter noted. "As long-standing Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Public Safety, Mr. Therrien lacks the perspective and experience necessary to immediately tackle Canada's many privacy problems. . .Mr. Therrien's direct responsibility for and oversight of the programs he will now be called upon to advocate against will exacerbate the already steep learning curve with which he is faced."
As it turns out, not so much. Also broadly out of step with events was NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair who fumed in question period earlier this month, "Does the prime minister understand why Canadians find it more than a little bit creepy that the prime minister wants to name this guy to protect their privacy."
In contrast, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau now comes off looking downright prescient. In his letter to the PM in late May, he wrote, "I have come to the conclusion that Daniel Therrien would be an excellent candidate for this position. . .His knowledge and experience, as well his distinguished record of public service will be of great benefit to Canadians."
In fact, if Mr. Therrien's initial performance is any indication, Canadians should rest a little more easily.
Bills C-13 and S-4, which rewrites the regulations covering inter-company dissemination of user information, are time bombs that the Supremes have wisely sought to defuse. What's more alarming, perhaps, than the proposed legislation is the government's official response to the Court's decision.
According to a Globe story, Justice Minister Peter MacKay claims that the ruling actually "backs up the government's view because 'voluntary disclosures do not provide legal authority for access to information without a warrant,' though the bill (C-13) allows police to get information without a warrant."
It is for reasons such as the foregoing bafflegab that individuals like Mr. Therrien are in great demand by democracies around the world. Their jobs are not to dance with power, but to push against it, especially where new communications technologies vastly expand the opportunities for unauthorized or explicitly illegal surveillance.
Yes, Ottawa officialdom, the honeymoon is indeed over.
Tagged Bill C-13, Bill S-4, Daniel Therrien, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Stephen Harper
Democracy, Politics, Privacy
Who watches the watchdog?
The degree to which Daniel Therrien will faithfully execute the duties of his office as Canada's incoming privacy commissioner rests entirely on his appreciation of the meaning of one word.
Call it independence or objectivity or dispassion, but the mandate and mission of this parliamentary watchdog are both clear and specific.
They go like this, straight from the official record: "The mandate of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is overseeing compliance with both the Privacy Act, which covers the personal information-handling practices of federal government departments and agencies, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada's private sector privacy law. The mission. . .is to protect and promote the privacy rights of individuals."
In this, "the Commissioner works independently from any other part of the government to investigate complaints from individuals with respect to the federal public sector and Sutherland private sector."
So, then, what are Canadians to make of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's choice to succeed Interim Commissioner Chantal Bernier? By all appearances, the two could not possess more divergent pedigrees.
Like her predecessor, Jennifer Stoddart, Ms. Bernier comes from the traditional, bible-thumping school of public watchdoggery, preaching the gospel of accountability in all things government-related, come what may.
In contrast, Mr. Therrien's resume reads like that of a consummate insider, a man who appears to be more comfortable with going along to get along. His official bio, posted to the Prime Minister of Canada's website, is unapologetic, even cheerful:
"In his current role, among other notable achievements, Mr. Therrien co-led the negotiating team responsible for the adoption of privacy principles governing the sharing of information between Canada and the U.S. under the Beyond the Border Accord, an umbrella agreement to enhance trade and security which includes 33 specific arrangements. These principles provide for the implementation, harmonization and augmentation of safeguards found in Canadian and U.S. Privacy legislation."
To his supporters (among them, somewhat incongruously, is Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau), Mr. Therrien is the model of perspicacity, experience and knowledge – exactly what the office he will soon fill needs. To his detractors, he's a catastrophe waiting to happen.
In a letter to Mr. Harper, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair asserted, among other things, that Mr. Therrien "has nether the neutrality nor the necessary detachment to hold this position."
Michael Geist, an electronic security consultant, also expressed concerns. "Surely, the government is sending a bit of a signal that in an environment when there were other privacy commissioners and people with deep backgrounds on the privacy side, that they've chosen to focus on someone whose most recent emphasis has been on safety and security," he told the Toronto Star last week.
In a different time, none of this would have captured the public's imagination quite so compellingly. After all, the privacy office, itself, wields more moral than legal persuasion over the affairs of public servants. It reports to Parliament, which is, for the moment, numerically weighted in favour of the sitting government.
Still, the digital age – the age of whistle-blowers like Edward Snowdon and Julian Assange – has produced its very own brand of fear and loathing, where big brothers lurk around every street corner just under the closed circuit TV monitors that record you picking your nose as you jaywalk to work.
Now, along with all the other bad news to digest, comes a front-page report in the New York Times this week that alleges the National Security Agency in the United States is "harvesting huge numbers of images of people from communications that it intercepts through its global surveillance operations for use in sophisticated facial recognition programs, according to top-secret documents."
In this environment, Mr. Therrien's nomination deserves the scrutiny it's getting.
He may well be the dutiful, responsible, careful thinker his backers describe. He may be better-equipped to exercise his duties than any parliamentary watchdog, before or since. He may be a mandarin who manages to cross over from public servant to ombudsman, seamlessly.
But will he be independent, the essence of his task?
Time – that commodity this democracy is running down every day – will tell.
Tagged Daniel Therrien, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Privacy Act, Stephen Harper
Democracy, Privacy
Lest we forget our rights in the Internet age
My human nature abhors a snoop, unless he would be me. I am as compelled to conceal most details of my admittedly humdrum life as I am to blow the lid off someone else's potentially dangerous cache of secrets.
This is why, when it comes to privacy in the age of the Internet, I do not worry overmuch about irreconcilable urges. Everyone, it seems, has them.
Earlier this month, the European Union's Court of Justice ruled that a Spanish guy does, indeed, possess the "right to be forgotten" in cyberspace, just as he had argued, setting a precedent that could spell profound implications for privacy advocates and free-speech supporters, alike.
According to an online news item in the Guardian, "In what could be a landmark case for internet privacy, a European court has ruled that Google must amend some of its search results. . .The test case. . .was brought by a Spanish man, Mario Costeja González, after he failed to secure the deletion of an auction notice of his repossessed home dating from 1998 on the website of a mass circulation newspaper in Catalonia. . .
(In) the advisory judgement. . .individuals have a right to control their private data, especially if they are not public figures."
The Guardian piece goes on to report that "More and more individuals are claiming they have a 'right to be forgotten', particularly when the internet pulls up personal information which may appear one-sided or unfair."
For its part, Google characterized the ruling as "disappointing" and indicated it would take its time "analysing the implications".
Meanwhile, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales was simply gobsmacked.
"(This is) one of the most wide-sweeping internet censorship rulings that I've ever seen," he told BBC Radio 5 last week. "If you really dig into it, it doesn't make a lot of sense. They're asking Google. . .you can complain about something and just say it's irrelevant, and Google has to make some kind of a determination about that. That's a very hard and difficult thing for Google to do – particularly if it's at risk of being held legally liable if it gets it wrong in some way."
Moreover, he said, "Normally we would think whoever is publishing the information, they have the primary responsibility – Google just helps us to find the things that are online. . .I would expect that Google is going to resist these claims quite vigorously. I think they would be foolish not to because if they have to start coping with everybody who whines about a picture they posted last week, it's going to be very difficult for Google."
Still, if some authorities think it's perfectly okay to require search engines like Google to scrub the past clean on demand, others seem determined to obtain access to the unfiltered mausoleums of information that represent the virtual lives of nearly three billion IT-savvy earthlings.
The Government of Canada, for one, is doing its level best to shine daylight on two bills (C-13 and C-31) that would expand the snooping powers of police. According to a report in the Globe and Mail last week, these controversial pieces of legislation will "give police and other law-enforcement officials new powers to request and monitor the private data of Canadians, despite objections from privacy watchdogs."
Where is, these watchdogs wonder, our '"right to be forgotten"?
In a letter, earlier this month, to Conservative MP Mike Wallace, chair of the Commons justice committee, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian stated, "The time for dressing up overreaching surveillance powers in the sheep-like clothing of sanctimony about the serious harms caused by child pornography and cyberbullying is long past."
In her own statement last week, British Columbia's privacy commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, advised the feds to "separate the provisions addressing cyberbullying from those that extend law enforcement powers," arguing that "any proposed increase to those powers must be critically examined and vigorously debated."
She added: "It is up to government and law enforcement agencies to make the case to Canadians as to why increased police powers are necessary."
Canada's various privacy commissioners and the likes of Jimmy Wales may argue interminably about which is more dangerous to a healthy democracy: Too much of an individual's personal information concentrated hands of a powerful few; or not enough accurate information about an individual's actions available to the great, unwashed masses.
The good news is, perhaps only, that the debate is far from settled.
Tagged Ann Cavoukian, Elizabeth Denham, European Union's Court of Justice, Jimmy Wales, right to be forgotten


Three IE University graduates created Cutnut and are being featured on this year's Forbes 30 under 30 list for European media and marketing.
Three IE University students, Teiko Wilenius (Dual Degree in BBA and LL.B.), Philipp Nette (BBA) and Benjamin Ranft (BBA), have become entrepreneurs after completing their studies and starting their own company.
Their thrilling startup, 'Cutnut', is an all-in-one platform that allows users to produce story content on their devices. They are backed by the Next Media Accelerator premier hub for media innovation in Europe and they have raised 180,000 euros pre-product. Additionally, they have been featured in this year's Forbes 30 under 30 list for European media and marketing.
Cutnut brings the story format (known from platforms such as Instagram or Snapchat) to companies, by providing the easiest story content creation platform available. With the Story Editor at its core, and the UGC app and embeddable story widget as two useful extensions, Cutnut helps companies to collect, produce and distribute high quality story content for their social media platforms and websites/apps easier, faster and cheaper than ever before.
How did you get your idea or concept for Cutnut?
The idea came to Philipp out of the blue on a warm Sunday afternoon in Segovia. We originally came up with an idea for a social video network during our undergraduate studies in Business Administration at IE University. After being accepted to the Next Media Accelerator program, we quickly pivoted our MVP to a SaaS tool for companies to create vertical stories with ease. The change was mainly influenced by the feedback we received from industry leaders during meetings we had in the past six months.
What do you do at Cutnut and how has the company grown?
We split responsibilities among the three founders as much as possible, given we are working in a startup. Philipp (CEO) takes care of strategy and investor relations; Teiko (CFO) is in charge of our financial and legal issues; and Ben (CPO) is responsible for product development and technical team management. Since the beginning we raised our first investment ourselves, scaled from one product to three and now employ six developers.
Our biggest challenge was to identify a real need in the market for our product. Offering the original social video network app to companies and finding a way to monetize it proved very difficult, until we took the companies' feedback to heart and shifted to a SaaS model with our current set of tools. It was a hard lesson to learn that your wonderful first idea is not necessarily what the market has been waiting for.
Being an entrepreneur often means that you have to cope with a lot of ups and downs along your startup's development. The uncertainty around your future demands a lot of courage and endurance. The key is to keep going and find new solutions to your dilemmas every day. For us, entrepreneurship is the unbreakable will to create something, paired with the courage to actually do it.
What is your advice to anyone who is considering a career as an entrepreneur?
Keep your product as lean as possible and test early. We all want to present our clients and/or users with the best possible version of our product, but the reality is that your product is never exactly what the market wants. Never be afraid to share details about your idea. Nobody is interested in stealing it as, in the end, it's all about execution. Finally, find a team that can build the MVP without the need to raise cash.


TUCSON, AZ (KOLD News 13) - A master gem cutter showed off his skills to the crowds during the JCK Tucson Gem Show at Starr Pass Mariott Resort Thursday afternoon.
Michigan-based gem stone cutter, Roger Dery, has been coming to Tucson since 1982, but 2019 is the first year showcasing his precise art to retailers.
"What we can do with this demonstration is help retailers understand what happens from the time the gems come out of the ground until it lands in their hands," says Dery, who has faceted more than 14,000 stones over the past 20 years. "It's a broad expanse, and it's my job job to fill in the gaps on that."
Dery cut a 16.10 carat Rhodolite Garnet gemstone he found in Malawi in front of the crowds, while volunteers were also given a hands on experience on how more precision goes in to cutting precious stones.
All of the proceeds made on the stone will go towards "Jewelers for Children," a non-profit that has donated $50 million towards helping child abuse victims.
While Dery is in Tucson to demonstrate and showcase, he is also here to recruit. Dery teaches locals in Malawi how to cut their own stones, and wants others to join him.
"This is sort of a recruiting trip too," says Dery. "I have done a lot of teaching, even here at shows in Tucson, but I want to bring those skills back to where these gems are found."
Dery and his family have started their own charity, Gem Legacy, to support education, vocational training, and local economies in East African mining communities.


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BGMEA Refutes Daily Star Editorial on "Financial hardship of RMG workers"
Texman November 22, 2020 7:19 am
The editorial published by The Daily Star with the headline "Financial hardship of RMG workers" mentioned that the RMG workers' appears to be an inaccurate interpretation of the original study report by SANEM/MFO which is seriously misleading, says BGMEA.
The Daily Star Editorial Nov. 3, 2020
"Financial hardship of RMG workers"
A backup plan is needed for a potential second wave of the coronavirus
According to a study conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) in association with Microfinance Opportunities (MFO), nearly eight percent of garment workers reported that they were unemployed in September, up from five percent in August. Even though the proportion of workers that were subject to factory closures, leave without pay, suspension, underemployment or layoffs was 21 percent in May, it declined gradually over June, July and August. But in September, it picked up again.
Despite the indications that the economy is on the rebound following the lifting of the lockdown, we are concerned because the employment and food security of garment workers remain uncertain amid the risk of a potential second wave of coronavirus infections expected in the coming winter, which will worsen their woes. Besides, many workers received delayed payments in March and April, many factory owners did not provide full bonuses to their workers while others faced layoffs, and as a result, the workload weighed heavily on the remaining garment workers. Their median monthly work hours have also increased. Their livelihoods will take a further blow should the importing countries suffer from a second wave.
As uncertainty looms regarding the employment situation and food security, the government must not forget the plight of RMG workers. It should continue to allocate the necessary funds to battle possible challenges. It is of utmost importance to set up a backup plan and ready the policies or programmes needed to alleviate the potential loss of employment and safeguard the workers. While the need for inclusive growth is essential, prioritising the RMG workers will surely help boost the sector to regain its once strong foothold.
BGMEA's Response to Daily Star Editorial and SANEM Report
The editorial published by The Daily Star with the headline "Financial hardship of RMG workers" mentioned that the RMG workers' appears to be an inaccurate interpretation of the original study report by SANEM/MFO which is seriously misleading. Though the editorial picks a few selective issues from the mentioned report, BGMEA wishes to issue the following clarification on the complete report by SANEM and MFO:
Even though export plummeted to a record low during March-June 2020 due to Covid-19, there was no wage erosion in the industry which was established by the study conducted by SANEM and MFO itself. The report mentions that "July and August salary payments are impacted by Eid al-Adha, with advance." This is logical since a good number of factories paid the salary of July in the last week of July (instead of first week of August), since the Eid-al-Azha was on 1 August. The enumerators accounted the salary of July as the salary of June, so the June salary paid in July is seen abnormally high, whereas salary for July paid in August is seen very low (since most of the salaries were already paid in previous month in advance). The report also shows the wages paid in May abnormally low, and the reason behind it is the salary of April was paid in May, and we know that factories were closed in April and government's directive was to pay 65% of the wages. In contrast to the headline of the editorial, the report shows that "In 2019 the typical monthly payment was Tk. 10,000", and during the time of pandemic workers received more than 10,000 taka each month on average (except May), so this is evident by the report itself that there was no wage erosion so far.
Regarding job security, we found the data presented in the report in terms of line graph is flawed since it aggregates the responses of workers against issues such as factory closure, leave without pay, suspension, underemployment and lay-off. Since not all workers faced all these issues individually and at the same magnitude, so drawing an average value of the responses on these different issues is not correct.
And we think when a question is asked 'How secure is factory work in the RMG over the next few months?', it should also bring in contrast the immediate outlook of the global fashion sourcing and retailing. As far as job security is concerned, a factory can only keep open if it has work and pay wages to its workers, and a factory will have work if there is demand in the retail market. So the scenario of second wave, retail market, global trade, etc. should have been brought in contrast, rather than leaving the question to the factories which is only a part of the global supply chain.
We think the question asked in the report "What policies/programs need to be in place to mitigate the potential employment insecurity?" is erroneous. We probably cannot take any policy or program to mitigate employment insecurity since employment is linked to global demand and order flow. Rather the question should have been "What policies/programs need to be in place to mitigate the impact of potential employment insecurity on the workers?" So in the event of unemployment (which is beyond the control of the industry), an unemployment protection scheme has to be initiated to protect workers.
Regarding "Wage Digitization", the report says 'Will digitization be maintained?' Though wage digitization is not linked to job security in any way, this is only a means to pay wages to the workers which is proved effective through the intervention of government. The wages disbursed digitally during May-July through MFS was absolutely an extraordinary arrangement, whereby banks directly paid the wages to the workers as per the instruction of the government. The usual wage payment through MFS is only 5%, so this has to be scaled up. BGMEA is working with ICT division on this. Since wage digitization was practiced across the RMG industry during April-June 2020, we will be able to follow the same procedure flawlessly if it is needed further.
Regarding "Digital financial skills", the report asks "How can they be made more useful?" It is true that the use of MFS was new for many of the workers, but we rarely noticed any issues / problems by the workers while almost all the workers received wages through digital platform during April-July 2020. While millions of workers started using the digital payment without any major reporting of problems, and while we cannot expect them to be 'pro users' of such apps, it's a positive sign that they are learning to use it. Factories in collaboration with BGMEA and supporting organizations may initiate programs to train workers / train the trainers to build their capacity to better use the MFS functions. Furthermore, a few value added and complementary services can be added in it like healthcare facility, subsidization, health insurance, etc. The MFS can be used by the factories to open credit line in favor of the workers who can access these credits especially in situation like COVID, if the factories are financially able to extend credit facility. The MFS users can also be encouraged and privileged in other services like taking small loans from banks, etc.
Regarding "Employment and Food Security", the term 'Food security' was not defined or explained in the study report. While the report also mentions "Even though factories were closed for most of April, workers were still paid for work performed in March", it self contradicts with statements like in April the unemployment was 49% which pushed food security to 3%! Does it mean that 51% of the workers lost job in April? This cannot be true since the factories were declared closed during that time of pandemic and all the workers received wages for April through digital platform. So as long as the workers received their usual wages, how can the degraded food security scenario as drawn in the report be justified. We think these surveys should have more clarity on methodology and reporting. The definition of the terms used must be established. It should not be generalization based on random responses from workers. In fact we don't see any relevance to bring this issue of food security since there is no crisis for staple food supply in the market, there is not unusual inflation, there is no mass job cut in the industry, and there is no wage erosion.
Regarding "Employment and Illness", the SANEM / MFO's report mentions that "Between May and September workers went back to work and employment levels remain high. At the same time illness in the household reported by the worker has been climbing." Again the term 'illness' was not defined in terms of nature of illness, how serious are they, are they related to job related illness or result of mass gathering, etc. And there is no year over year comparison available to compare with previous year. If illnesses cannot be related to employment, it is difficult to comment on how to manage the trade-offs between employment and illness.
Regarding the issue "What can be done to address the cost of food bought on credit?", we are not able to respond to this question since this is not a problem faced by the RMG workers only, and the industry does not have any control over the market of food and groceries. This completely depends on the market forces. However inclusion of the RMG workers in the social safety net program may help to protect the wages of workers from sudden inflation.
With the visionary direction by the Honorable Prime Minister and supports from Her Government, RMG industry and its workers were able to pull off the direst moments early this year. With the indication of second wave, the continuation of these supports will be critical for the workers and the industry as mentioned in the editorial.
International clothing retailers and brands have placed 30 per cent fewer work orders year-on-year for the next four months starting December.
The Daily Star also reports that the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has started taking a toll on garment exports inflicting damages again. This is because international clothing retailers and brands have placed 30 per cent fewer work orders year-on-year for the next four months starting December. The figure on the export season came up as preliminary findings of a survey carried out last week among 50 out of 350 major factories by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
"Buyers have been taking a lot of time to decide and place work orders and are not seeking the same volumes of the last export season due to the second wave that has already jolted the Western world and economy. The fear of contracting Covid-19 has kept buyers from travelling freely, a practice aimed at checking proper work environments, product quality, compliance and establishing better business communication. Since they cannot come on visits to factories in Bangladesh, they have currently reduced the volume of work orders for factories here."
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Decrease in Intracellular Perforin Levels and IFN-γ Production in Human CD8+ T Cell Line following Long-Term Exposure to Asbestos Fibers.
Although the tumorigenicity of asbestos, which is thought to cause mesothelioma, has been clarified, its effect on antitumor immunity requires further investigation. We previously reported a decrease in the percentage of perforin+ cells of stimulated CD8+ lymphocytes derived from patients with malignant mesothelioma. Therefore, we examined the effects of long-term exposure to asbestos on CD8+ T cell functions by comparing long-term cultures of the human CD8+ T cell line EBT-8 with and without exposure to chrysotile (CH) asbestos as an in vitro model. Exposure to CH asbestos at 5 μg/ml or 30 μg/ml did not result in a decrease in intracellular granzyme B in EBT-8 cells. In contrast, the percentage of perforin+ cells decreased at both doses of CH exposure. CH exposure at 30 μg/ml did not suppress degranulation following stimulation with antibodies to CD3. Secreted production of IFN-γ stimulated via CD3 decreased by CH exposure at 30 μg/ml, although the percentage of IFN-γ + cells induced by PMA/ionomycin did not decrease. These results indicate that long-term exposure to asbestos can potentially suppress perforin levels and the production of IFN-γ in human CD8+ T cells.
the basic unit of which all living things are made. Cells replace themselves by splitting and forming new cells (mitosis). The processes that control the formation of new cells and the death of old cells are disrupted in cancer.
(im-mune-ahl-o-jee) study of how the body resists infection and certain other diseases. Knowledge gained in this field is important to those cancer treatments based on the principles of immunology.


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The truth behind 'haunted' houses? Toxic moulds can cause severe psychosis and hallucinations, researchers say
Think your house is haunted? You may just have a mould problem. That's what a group of researchers believe could be the cause of many spectral sightings
Lars Hagberg for the National Post
National Post Staff
Think your house is haunted? You may just have a mould problem.
That's what one group of researchers believe could be the cause of many spectral sightings.
Shane Rogers, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., is a big fan of ghost stories, and wanted to apply some of his research to the field.
"Hauntings are very widely reported phenomena that are not well-researched," he said. "They are often reported in older-built structures that may also suffer poor air quality."
Hauntings are very widely reported phenomena that are not well-researched
The idea is that certain toxic moulds or fungi, like the rye ergot fungus, are able to cause severe psychosis in people who breathe in the hard-to-detect fumes they project. When the air is contaminated, the brain can play subtle tricks on you — a sudden chill, a movement in the corner of your eye, or potentially other ghastly and hallucinatory illusions.
"Similarly, some people have reported depression, anxiety and other effects from exposure to biological pollutants in indoor air," Rogers said.
Rogers, along with Thomas O'Rourke and Daniel Schwab, two undergraduates, will be testing the air quality in several notoriously haunted locations in the North Country region of New York State.
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One particular location they have their eyes on is the Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg. The museum is believed to be haunted by one Madame America Vespucci, a woman who lived with one of the early founders of Ogdensburg. The story goes that she was scorned by other ladies of the town but sought after by local gentlemen. She later died in Paris but her ghost provides a chilling atmosphere for those who visit.
Remington museum curator Laura A. Foster spoke with the Watertown Daily Times, a local paper, and said she welcomes the researchers with open arms. She also said she was reassured that the air-quality reports for all the locations they visit would remain anonymous.
"Unfortunately, there were no flashing lights or whirring mechanisms to signal an exciting collection," she said.
By comparing samples to "non-haunted" locations, Rogers hopes to find what sets these locations apart and find similarities in the mould microbiome between the haunted locations that could point to a less supernatural culprit.
"What I do hope is that we can provide some real clues as to what may lead to some of these phenomena and possibly help people in the process," he said.


LAHORE: With a sudden dip in temperature, the people are facing gas brownouts in Lahore, especially those at the tail end of pipelines.
"You cannot imagine the situation we have been passing through because of extremely low gas pressure for the last many days," Ikram, of Township, told Dawn on Thursday.
People in Gulberg, Garden Town, Faisal Town, Shalamar, Kotli Peer Abdul Rehman, Sahowari, Mughalpura, Muslim Town, Green Town and Samanabad are also facing low gas pressure.
"Cooking timings are tough for us because of the absence of gas. So, we've arranged LPG cylinders," Saleem, of Kotli Peer Abdul Rehman, said.
Sources in the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) said there was a shortfall of 250 to 300 MMCFD of gas in Punjab's domestic sector.
"Actually, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) receive 1,100 to 1,200MMCFD indigenous gas, and of them, 400MMCFD is consumed in the KP and about 750MMCFD is left for Punjab. In the winter, Punjab's consumption mostly crosses 1,100MMCFD. At present, Punjab domestic sector's demand is 950MMCFD," an official explained. He said that in Punjab the gas shortfall for domestic sector had crossed 250MMCFD.
According to SNGPL Managing Director Amjad Lateef, shortfall in the domestic sector ranged between 100 to 200MMCFD.
"In Lahore and other mega cities, the people receiving gas at the tail end are in trouble, as they are facing low gas pressure. But we are not observing loadshedding even for a minute in any area, as we are trying hard to give gas to the domestic sector on top priority," he added.
He said the company had already curtailed gas supply to the industry and asked industrialists to use regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG). At present the SNGPL is receiving around 2,000MMCFD for Punjab and the KP that includes 1,400MMCFD of indigenous gas and 600MMCFD of RLNG. To improve the gas pressure, the company has even diverted 150 to 200MMCFD of RLNG from the total 600MMCFD to the domestic sector of Punjab. The remaining 400 to 450MMCFD of the RLNG is being distributed among industries, CNG and power sectors.
"The situation would improve very soon, as the company might start receiving additional 600MMCFD RLNG from the newly constructed LNG terminal from December 16.


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The Nocturnal's Grace Potter is coming to the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion on Saturday 18th July to promote her solo debut album Midnight.
Grace Potter has packed arenas for years with her band, the Nocturnals, behind her, while continually churning out a unique sound that is part rock, part funk and all-around magnetic. But for all of her success, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter remains remarkably humble about her path to stardom.
Grace's influences are as varied as they are eccentric, from classic rock favorites like Led Zeppelin to Talking Heads, Madonna and even such modern fare as My Morning Jacket. She says her modus with Midnight was to give voice to some of other shapers of her sound that had been heretofore "under the surface for a long time but just couldn't be embodied with the Nocturnals."
Grace has a massive following thanks to the success of her work with Nocturnal's so anticipation for this tour is already high, especially given the success of her album. Buy your tickets now to avoid missing out.


Emmanuel Dunand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Sony recently introduced its line of televisions featuring Google TV.
TOKYO – Sony has been a champion of networked televisions for years. These are the TVs that link seamlessly with other Sony gadgets, link to the Web and finally bridge the gap between PCs and the living room.
The Japanese manufacturer was an early adopter of WebTV, the short-lived set-top box system introduced in 1996 by former Apple executives that connected TVs to the Internet. Sony also appeared miles ahead in 2000 with its AirBoard, a "personal IT TV" tablet that let users surf the Web, watch TV and videos, view photos and even wirelessly control other gadgets.
But Sony has consistently failed to convince users that TV-based Web surfing is the way forward. Now, after years of trial and error, Sony's TV dreams have taken another unexpected turn: a partnership with Google, the Mountain View, Calif.-based Internet giant.
That union yielded the first models of the "Google TV," which went on sale earlier this month in the United States. On top of regular TV programming, users of Sony's Google TVs can do virtually everything online that they can on a computer — post messages on Twitter, stream movies from Netflix, read the news and search the Web. Using the Google TV platform, Sony hopes to draw on its vast library of films and music to generate new revenue from services like video and music streaming.
"We don't just want to sell hardware. We want to build a new business model where we continue to generate revenue after the sale," Mr. Ishida said.
Analysts remain split on whether Google and Sony can at last sell consumers on the idea of surfing the Internet on their TV sets. Still, Sony's alliance with Google – and the Japanese company's eagerness to use Google TV, an open platform, instead of a closed, Sony-only interface — marks a striking shift at Sony and could point to wider changes at the Tokyo-based company.
Sony executives like Mr. Ishida now readily admit that it needs help to keep abreast of changes in the Internet. Sony has long bungled its online strategy, losing out to rivals like Apple in digital music players, for example – and not necessarily over hardware, but over Sony's failure to match successful online services like iTunes.
There also appears to be a more acute awareness at Sony of the importance of software over hardware in the new Internet order. So Sony has become more serious about earning new revenue through online services to complement the thin profit margins involved in selling hardware.
For Sony, the marrying of content and hardware has been a longstanding vision, from when the company bought CBS Music and Columbia Pictures in the late 1980s. Earlier this year, Sony launched Qriosity, an on-demand video-streaming service that the company intends to expand to music downloads by the end of the year.
Moreover, Sony's Google TV could foreshadow a growing partnership between Sony and Google. The latest smartphones from Sony's joint mobile venture, Sony Ericsson, already run Google's Android operating platform. Mr. Ishida said Sony was also considering adopting Google's operating system on Sony's Vaio laptops, though he declined to discuss specifics.
Those changes could not come more quickly. Once the world's leading TV maker, Sony has fallen behind its South Korean rivals, Samsung Electronics and LG, and its TV business is in the red. Over all, Sony eked out a profit of 25.7 billion yen in the most recent quarter, following a loss last year in the wake of the global economic crisis.
Sony is gearing up for a brutal holiday season in its biggest market, the United States, as prices slump amid weak consumer demand.
With prices of even Sony's newest 3-D TVs starting to fall, the buzz over its Google TVs will be a welcome respite.
But there are challenges, especially in the form of powerful rivals.
Apple, Logitech, Roku and Boxee all offer technology to link television to the Internet. Moreover, because Google TV is an open platform, other manufacturers are also able to make their own models.
And for all the hype, surveys show that TV viewers remain unimpressed with Internet-connected televisions.
Just 3 percent of people own or intend to buy one, and almost two-thirds have not heard of them, according to the technology research firm, Forrester. Sony's Bravia TVs already come with some Internet connectivity, but only about 10 to 20 percent of owners actually link them to the Web, Sony said.
Still, experts say that for a range of reasons, Internet-connected sets could finally be poised to take off. Widely available Broadband access is enabling high-definition video streaming and downloads, and consumers have become more accustomed to browsing the Web on a variety of devices.
Wireless technology and advances in processors have made hardware more powerful, yet cheaper and easier to set up. Forrester expects to be in 43 million United States homes by 2015, up from two million this year.
"This is the future of TVs," said Atul Goyal, a technology analyst with the C.L.S.A. Asia Pacific Markets brokerage in Hong Kong. "This is the best a hardware maker could do. The other alternative is to develop proprietary operating systems that are incompatible with everything else," he said.


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Europe wants F1 to kick tobacco habit
Alex Kaufmann September 5, 2007 Comment Now!
The European Commission has vowed to redouble its efforts to stub-out formula one's persistent last links to tobacco.
The EC's health commissioner Markos Kyprianou will specifically target Ferrari, the last team on the grid still accepting sponsorship from a cigarette brand (Marlboro), and the three race venues that allow trackside tobacco-related adverts, according to the Financial Times.
"Formula one race drivers are viewed as heroes," Kyprianou said.
"They can become role models. So the young people watch these people with tobacco signs on their chest and the wrong message goes out."
The consultancy firm Sport+Markt estimates the value of Ferrari's Marlboro contract at $200m, making it one of the most lucrative in F1 despite the team not being able to display the logos at many events because of the European Union's 2005 ban.
Kyprianou is also reported to have met this week with Monaco's Prince Albert, urging him to disallow cigarette advertising for the historic grand prix there.
F1 venues China and Bahrain also allow tobacco signage.
'FT', however, said Kyprianou was unlikely to win the support of F1's governing body because the European Union does not share a good relationship with the FIA. (GMM)
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