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Unionville-Chadds Ford School District ("District") provides employees and students with access to the District's electronic communication systems, which includes Internet access, whether wired or wireless, or by any other means.
The Internet is an electronic communications network which provides vast, diverse and unique resources. The Board will provide access to the District's networks and to the Internet for staff members and for students having the consent of their parents/guardians to locate material to facilitate learning and teaching through interpersonal communications, access to information, research, and collaboration, i.e., to foster the educational purposes and mission of the School District.
For students, the District's network shall solely be used for educational purposes. The Board will also provide access to staff and faculty for accomplishing District business. For staff, the District's networks are to be used primarily for school-related purposes and performance of job duties. Incidental personal use of school computers is permitted so long as such use does not interfere with the employee's job duties and performance, with system operations, or with other system users. Personal use must comply with this policy and all other applicable policies, procedures and rules, and must not violate any of the rules contained in this policy, and must not damage the school's hardware, software, or computer communication systems.
School librarians, teachers, and staff will work together to help students develop critical thinking skills necessary to discriminate among information sources, to identify information appropriate to their age and developmental levels, and to evaluate and use information to meet educational goals that are consistent with the district's strategic plan and student learning outcomes.
1. Access to the Internet - A computer shall be considered to have access to the Internet if the computer is equipped with a modem or is connected to a computer network which has access to the Internet. 20 U.S.C. § 6801.
2. Child Pornography - Any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where:
a) The production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct;
b) Such visual depiction is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct;
c) Such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or
d) Such visual depiction is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. 18 U.S.C. § 2256.
3. Computer - Includes any hardware, software, or other technology attached or connected to, installed in, or otherwise used in connection with a computer. 20 U.S.C. § 6801.
4. The District Network - All components necessary to effect its operation, including, computers, copper and fiber cabling, wireless communications and links, equipment closets and enclosures, Network electronics, telephone lines, printers and other peripherals, storage media, software, and other computers and/or Networks to which the District Network may be connected, such as the Internet or those of other institutions.
5. Educational purpose - Includes use of the system for classroom activities, professional or career development, and to support the District's curriculum, policy and mission statement.
6. Harmful to Minors - Any picture, image, graphic image file or other visual depictions that:
a) taken as a whole, with respect to minors, appeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion;
b) depicts, describes, or represents in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual content, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or lewd exhibition of the genitals, and
c) taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors. 20 U.S.C. § 6801; 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)
7. Incidental Personal Use - Use by an individual employee for occasional personal communications. Personal use must comply with this policy and all other policies, procedures and rules, and may not interfere with the employee's job duties and performance, with the system operations, or with other system users. Under no circumstances should the employee believe their use is private, the school district reserves the right to monitor access and use of its network.
8. Minor - An individual who has not attained the age of seventeen. 20 U.S.C. § 6801; 47 U.S.C. § 254(h).
9. Obscene - Analysis of the material meets the following elements:
a) whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the material, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;
b) whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically designed by the applicable state or federal law to be obscene; and
c) whether the work taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. 18 U.S.C. § 1460
10. Sexual Act and Sexual Contact - As defined at 18 U.S.C. § 2246(2), and at 18 U.S.C. § 2246(3).
11. Technology Protection Measure(s) -A specific technology that blocks or filters Internet access to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography or harmful to minors. 20 U.S.C. § 6801; 47 U.S.C. § 254; 47 U.S.C. § 254(h).
12. Visual Depictions - Undeveloped film and videotape and data stored on computer disk or by electronic means which is capable of conversion into a visual image but does not include mere words. 18 U.S.C. § 1460; 18 U.S.C. § 2256.
1. Access to the District's networks and the Internet through school resources is a privilege, not a right. Inappropriate, unauthorized, and illegal use may result in the revocation of those privileges and appropriate disciplinary action.
2. The network and the user accounts are the property of the School District, which reserves the right to deny access to prevent further unauthorized, inappropriate or illegal activity. The District will cooperate fully with Internet Service Providers, local, state and federal officials in any investigation concerning or related to the misuse of the network.
3. It is often necessary to access user accounts in order to perform routine maintenance and security tasks; system administrators have the right to access by interception, and the stored communication of user accounts for any reason in order to uphold this policy and to maintain the system. Network users have no privacy expectation in the contents of their personal files or any of their use of the District's network. The District reserves the right to log and monitor network use and to monitor and allocate fileserver space.
4. The District reserves the right to restrict access to any Internet sites or functions it may deem inappropriate through software blocking or general policy. Specifically, the District operates and enforces technology protection measure(s) that monitor and track online activities of minors on it's computers used and accessible to adults and students so as to filter or block inappropriate matter on the Internet. Inappropriate matter includes visual, graphic, text and any other form of obscene, child pornography, or other material that is harmful to minors, hateful, illegal, defamatory, harassing, violent and terroristic. Measures designed to restrict adults' and minors' access to material harmful to minors may be disabled to enable an adult to access bona fide research or for another lawful purpose.
5. Restrict or limit usage of lower priority network and computer uses when network and computing requirements exceed available capacity according to the following priorities:
a. Highest - uses that directly supports the education of the students.
b. Medium - uses that indirectly benefit the education of the student.
c. Lowest - uses that include reasonable and limited educationally-related interpersonal communications and, for staff, incidental personnel communications.
d. Forbidden - all activities in violation of this policy.
6. The District additionally reserves the right to:
a. Determine which network services will be provided through District resources.
b. View and monitor network traffic, file server space, processor, and system utilization, and all applications provided through the network, including e-mail.
c. Remove excess e-mail or files taking up an inordinate amount of fileserver disk space after a reasonable time and after notification to the user.
d. Log Internet and network use by students and staff.
e. Revoke user privileges, remove user accounts, and refer to legal authorities when violation of this and any other applicable District policies occurs or state and federal law is violated, including, but not limited to, those governing network use, copyright, security, discipline and vandalism of District resources and equipment.
1. Due to the nature of the Internet as a global network connecting thousands of computers around the world, inappropriate materials, including those which may be defamatory, inaccurate, obscene, profane, pornographic, offensive, and illegal, can be accessed through the network. Because of the nature of the technology that allows the Internet to operate, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District cannot completely block access to these resources. Accessing these and similar types of resources may be considered an unacceptable use of school resources and will result in suspension of network privileges and disciplinary action as outlined in appropriate district policies.
2. Through a program of education, the school district will educate students and teachers regarding their individual responsibility to refrain from engaging in this and other unacceptable uses of the network and the consequences of their actions if they do so.
Delegation of Responsibilities
1. The Director of Technology will serve as the coordinator to oversee the district system and will work with other regional or state organizations as necessary.
2. In conjunction with the Director of Technology, the building principal will serve as the building-level coordinator for the District system, will approve building-level activities, ensure teachers receive proper training in the use of the system and the requirements of this policy, establish a system to ensure adequate supervision of students using the system, maintain executed user agreements, and be responsible for interpreting the District Acceptable Use Policy at the building level.
3. The Director of Technology will establish a process for setting-up individual and class accounts, set quotas for disk usage on the system, establish a retention schedule, and establish a District virus protection process.
4. Unless otherwise denied for cause, student access to the Internet, e-mail, or other network resources shall be through supervision by the professional staff. Administrators, teachers and staff have the responsibility to work together to help students develop the skills and judgment required to make effective and appropriate use of this resource. All users have the responsibility to respect the rights of all other users, both within the District network and throughout the Internet and to abide by the rules established by the District and its Internet Service Provider.
5. The electronic information available to students and staff does not imply endorsement of the content by the District, nor does the District guarantee the accuracy of information received via the Internet. The District shall not be responsible for any information that may be lost, damaged, delayed, misdelivered, or unavailable when using the network. Neither shall the District be responsible for material that is retrieved by the Internet, or the consequences that may result from them. The District shall not be responsible for any unauthorized charges or fees resulting from access to the Internet. In no event shall the District be liable to the user for any damages whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising out the use of the network.
1. Access to the System
a) Network user accounts will be used only by the authorized owner of the account for its authorized purpose.
b) An account will be made available according to a schedule developed by appropriate district authorities given the capability of District hardware. Accounts will be provided only to those individuals who meet the following requirements.(1) Have read the district Internet policy and indicate their agreement with its provisions by signing the signature page and returning it to the appropriate District authority. Students must have their parent or guardian sign the signature page indicating the parent's or guardian's agreement with the policy and their consent to allow the student to access and use the network; and
(2) Have successfully completed a learning experience, which will include, but not be limited to, instruction on network access, use, acceptable vs. unacceptable uses, network etiquette, and the consequences of abuse of privileges and responsibilities. This requirement shall apply to both students and District employees.
c) Types of Services included, but not limited to:(1) District System. The District's Acceptable Use Policy will govern all use of the District system. Student use of the system will also be governed by the relevant District policy.
(2) World Wide Web. All District employees and students will have access to the Web through the District's networked computers.
(3) E-Mail. District employees will be provided with an individual account. However, students may be assigned individual e-mail accounts for educational purposes.
(4) Guest Accounts. Guests may receive an individual account with the approval of a District administrator if there is a specific, District-related purpose requiring such access. Use of the system by a guest must be specifically limited to the District-related purpose. An agreement will be required and parental signature will be required if the guest is a minor.
2. Parental Notification and Responsibility
The District will notify the parents about the District network and the policies governing its use. Parents must sign an agreement to allow their student to have an individual network logon account.
The District will notify parents about the District's network and the policies governing its use. This policy contains restrictions on accessing inappropriate material. There is a wide range of material available on the Internet, some of which may not be fitting with the particular values of the families of the students. It is not practically possible for the District to monitor and enforce a wide range of social values in student use of the Internet. Further, the District recognizes that parents bear primary responsibility for transmitting their particular set of family values to their children. The District will encourage parents to specify to their child(ren) what material is and is not acceptable for their child(ren) to access through the District system. Parents are responsible for monitoring their children's use of the District's networks when they are accessing the system from home.
3. District Limitation of Liability
The District makes no warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, that the functions or the services provided by or through the District system will be error-free or without defect. The District will not be responsible for any damage users may suffer, including but not limited to, loss of data or interruptions of service. The District is not responsible for the accuracy or quality of the information obtained through or stored on the system. The District will not be responsible for financial obligations arising through the unauthorized use of the system.
4. Prohibitions
The use of the Internet computer network for illegal, inappropriate, unacceptable, or unethical purposes by students or employees is prohibited. All users of the network are strictly prohibited from engaging in the activities listed below. The District reserves the right to determine if any activity not appearing in the list below constitutes an acceptable or unacceptable use of the network.
These prohibitions are in effect any time School District resources are accessed whether in school, directly from home, or indirectly through another Internet service provider.
A. General Prohibitions
It is prohibited to use the network to/for:1. Non-work or nonschool related communications unless the employee's use comports with this policy's definition of incidental personal use.
2. Access indecent, obscene, pornographic, child pornographic or terroristic material.
3. Transmit material likely to be offensive or objectionable to recipients including, but not limited to, that which may be defamatory, inaccurate, obscene, lewd, vulgar, rude, inflammatory, threatening, profane, pornographic, offensive, terroristic and/or illegal.
4. Access or transmit gambling, pools for money, including but not limited to, basketball and football, or any other betting or games of chance.
5. Participate in discussion or news groups which cover inappropriate and/or objectionable topics or materials, including those which may be defamatory, inaccurate, obscene, profane, pornographic, offensive, terroristic and/or illegal.
6. Sending terroristic threats, hate mail, harassing communications, discriminatory remarks, and offensive or inflammatory communications.
7. Participate in unauthorized Internet Relay Chats, instant messaging communications and Internet voice communications (on-line; real-time conversations).
8. Facilitate any illegal activity.
9. Communicate through e-mail for non-educational purposes or activities, unless it is for an employee's incidental personal use as defined in this policy.
10. Commercial, for-profit, or business purposes (except where such activities are otherwise permitted or authorized under applicable district policies), unauthorized fund raising or advertising on behalf of the district and nonschool district organizations, reselling of district computer resources to nonschool district individuals or organizations, or unauthorized use of the district's name. Commercial purposes is defined as offering or providing goods or services or purchasing goods or services for personal use. District acquisition policies will be followed for District purchase of goods or supplies through the District system.
11. Political lobbying, as defined by the Pennsylvania Lobbying Registration Act, 46 P. S. §§ 148.1 et seq., as amended, and the Pennsylvania Election Code, 25 P. S. §§ 3241 et seq., as amended. District employees and students may use the system to communicate with their elected representatives and to express their opinion on political issues.
12. Advertising of any kind, unauthorized fundraising or unauthorized use of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District's name will not be permitted on the Internet or e-mail, or any other online service.
13. Anything that results in a copyright violation.
14. The illegal installation, distribution, reproduction or use of copyrighted software on District computers, or the copying of District software to unauthorized computer systems.
15. Intentionally infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others.
16. Use of the Network to commit plagiarism.
17. Making available material or information the possession or distribution of which is illegal.
18. Unauthorized access, interference, possession, or distribution of confidential or private information.
19. Intentionally compromising the privacy or security of electronic information.
20. Posting personal web pages without administrative approval.
B. Access and Security Prohibitions
Users must immediately notify the Director of Technology if they have identified a possible security problem. The following activities related to access to the District's computer network and the Internet are prohibited:1. Misrepresentation (including forgery) of the identify of a sender or source of communication.
2. Acquiring or attempting to acquire passwords of others or giving your password to another.
3. Revealing a password or otherwise permitting the use of others (by intent or negligence) of personal accounts for computer and network access.
4. Using or attempting to use computer accounts of others, these actions are illegal, even if only for the purposes of "browsing".
5. Altering communication originally received from another person or computer with the intent to deceive.
6. Use of the District system to engage in any illegal act, which may threaten the health, safety or welfare of any person or persons, such as arranging for a drug sale or the purchase of alcohol, engaging in criminal gang activity, being involved in a terroristic threat against any person or property.
7. Disabling virus protection software or procedures.
C. Operational Prohibitions
The following operational activities and behaviors are prohibited:1. Interference with or disruption of computer or network accounts, services or equipment of others, including, but not limited to, the propagation of computer "worms" and "viruses", the sending of electronic chain mail, and the inappropriate sending of "broadcast" messages to large numbers of individuals or hosts. In other words, the user may not hack the Network or others' computers, whether by spyware designed to steal information, or viruses and worms or other hardware or software designed to damage computers, the network, or any component of the network, or strip information, or completely take over a person's computer.
2. Altering or attempting to alter files, system security software or the systems without authorization.
3. Unauthorized scanning of the Network for security vulnerabilities.
4. Attempting to alter any District computing or networking components (including, but not limited to fileservers, bridges, routers, or hubs) without authorization or beyond one's level of authorization.
5. Unauthorized wiring, including attempts to create unauthorized network connections, or any unauthorized extension or re-transmission of any computer or network services.
6. Connecting unauthorized hardware and devices to the network.
7. Loading, downloading, or use of unauthorized games, programs, files, or other electronic media.
8. Intentionally damaging or destroying the integrity of electronic information.
9. Intentional destruction of district computer hardware or software.
10. Intentionally disrupting the use of electronic networks or information systems.
11. Negligence leading to damage of district electronic information, computing, or networking equipment.
12. Failure to comply with requests from appropriate teachers or district administrators to discontinue activities that threaten the operation or integrity of computers, systems, or networks.
D. Content Guidelines
Information electronically published on the District's network, including, but not limited to the District's World Wide Web pages shall be subject to the following guidelines:1. Published documents or video conferences may not include a child's phone number, street address, or box number, or names (other than first names) or of other family members.
2. Documents or videoconferences may not include information which indicates the physical location of a student at a given time other than attendance at a particular school or participation in school activities.
3. Documents or videoconferences may not contain objectionable material or point directly or indirectly to objectionable materials.
4. Documents must conform to District policies and guidelines, including the copyright policy.
5. Documents to be published on the World Wide Web must be edited and approved according to District procedures before publication.
5. Due Process
The District will cooperate fully with the District's Internet Service Provider, local, state, and federal officials in any investigation concerning or relating to any illegal activities conducted through the District system.
In the event there is an allegation that a student has violated the District's Acceptable Use Policy, the student will be provided with a written notice of the alleged violation and an opportunity to be heard in the manner set forth in the Student Disciplinary Code.
Disciplinary actions will be tailored to meet specific concerns related to the violation and to assist the student in gaining the self-discipline necessary to behave appropriately on an electronic network. If the alleged violation also involves a violation of other provisions of the Student Disciplinary Code, the violation will be handled in accordance with the applicable provision of the Student Disciplinary Code.
Employee violations of this policy will be handled in accord with District Policy.
The District may terminate the account privileges of a guest user by providing notice to the user. Guest accounts not active for more than 30 days may be removed, along with the user's files without notice to the user.
6. Search and Seizure
User violations of the District Acceptable Use Policy, the Student Disciplinary Code, District Policy or the law may be discovered by routine maintenance and monitoring of the District system, or any method stated in this policy, or pursuant to any legal means.
District employees should be aware that their personal files very well may be discoverable and could be discoverable in the event of any form of litigation. Everything that District employees place in their personal files should be written as if a third party would review it.
The District reserves the right to monitor any electronic communications, including but not limited to Internet access, and e-mails. Students and employees should not have the expectation of privacy in electronic communications, even when used for personal reasons.
7. Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism
Federal laws, cases, and guidelines pertaining to copyright will govern the use of material accessed through the District system. Users will make a standard practice of requesting permission from the holder of the work and complying with license agreements. Teachers will instruct students to respect copyright, request permission when appropriate, and comply with license agreements.
Violations of copyright law include, but are not limited to, the making of unauthorized copies of any copyrighted material (such as commercial software, text, graphic images, audio and video recording), distributing copyrighted materials over computer networks, deep-linking and framing into the content of others' websites. Further, the illegal installation of copyrighted software or files for use on the District's computers is expressly prohibited. This includes all forms of licensed software - shrink-wrap, clickwrap and electronic software downloaded from the Internet.
District guidelines on plagiarism will govern use of material accessed through the District system. Users will not plagiarize works that they find on the Internet. Teachers will instruct students in appropriate research and citation practices.
8. Selection of Material
Board policies on the selection of materials will govern use of the Internet.
When using the Internet for class activities, teachers will select material that is appropriate in light of the age of the students and that is relevant to the course objectives. Teachers will preview the materials and sites they require or recommend students access to determine the appropriateness of the material contained on or accessed through the site. Teachers will provide guidelines and lists of resources to assist their students in channeling their research activities effectively and properly. Teachers will assist their students in developing the critical thinking skills necessary to ascertain the truthfulness of information, distinguish fact from opinion, and engage in discussions about controversial issues while demonstrating tolerance and respect for those who hold divergent views.
9. District Web Site
a. District Web Site. The District will establish and maintain a Web Site and will develop Web pages that will present information about the District. The Director of Technology (or designee) will be designated the Webmaster, responsible for maintaining the District Web Site.
b. School Web Pages. Schools will establish and maintain Web pages that present information about the school or class activities. The building Instructional Assistant for Technology will be responsible for managing the school Web Site.
10. Safety
a. To the extent possible, users of the network and Internet will be protected from harassment or unwanted or unsolicited communication. Any network user who receives threatening or unwelcome communications shall immediately bring them to the attention of a teacher or administrator.
b. Users will not post personal contact information about themselves or other people, in other words, the user may not steal another's identity in any way, may not use spyware, cookies, or use the network in any way to invade privacy. Additionally, the user may not disclose, use or disseminate personal information of other students or employees (examples include, but are not limited to, student grades, social security numbers, home addresses, telephone numbers, school addresses, work addresses, credit card numbers, health and financial information, evaluations, psychological reports, and educational records). Personal contact information includes address, telephone, school address, and work address.
c. Student users will agree not to meet with someone they have met online.
d. Documents or videotapes may not include information which indicates the physical location of a student at a given time other than attendance at a particular school or participation in school activities.
11. Consequences for Inappropriate Use
a. Students and employees must be aware that violations of this policy or unlawful use of the computers, Internet or District networks may result in disciplinary actions.
b. Loss of network and Internet access could be one of the disciplinary actions, however this policy incorporates all other relevant District policies, such as, but not limited to, the student and professional employee discipline policies, copyright policy, property policies, curriculum policies, sexual harassment policy and terroristic threat policy.
c. General rules for behavior and communications apply when using the network and the Internet, in addition to the stipulations of this policy. Loss of access and other disciplinary actions may result from inappropriate use. For example, disciplinary action may be taken for inappropriate language or behavior in using the computers, District network or Internet services.
d. The network user shall be responsible for damages to equipment, systems, and software resulting from deliberate and willful acts.
e. Violations as described in this policy may be reported to the appropriate legal authorities, whether the Internet service provider, local, state, or federal law enforcement. The District will cooperate fully with authorities in all such investigations.
f. Vandalism will result in cancellation of access to the network.
Internet Use Consent Form
The Internet is an electronic communications network which provides vast, diverse, and unique resources. Our goal in providing this service to teachers, staff and students is to promote educational excellence in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication. The Internet will be used to support the District's curriculum; the educational community; projects between schools; and communication and research for District students, teachers, and administrators.
Student/Faculty Consent:
I, ______________________________, have received, read and understood the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District's Acceptable Use Policy and agree to adhere to the above rules and guidelines and the Acceptable Use Policy. I realize that the use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right, and understand that inappropriate behavior will result in a loss of my privileges and/or discipline.
User's (Student's or Faculty Member's) Signature/Date
Parents' Signature/Date
(as applicable)
Parent/Guardian Consent:
I, __________________________, the parent or guardian of ______________________, a student in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, have reviewed with my child the Acceptable Use Policy of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District for his/her use of the Internet and grant authorization for my student to use all available technologies in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. My child and I agree to adhere to all requirements of the policy and I accept all financial and legal liabilities which may result from my child's use of the Internet and I will not hold the School District liable for my child's inappropriate use of the network.
Parent/Guardian Signature/Date
System's Operator/Faculty Sponsor
I certify that _______________________has received training in the proper use of the Internet.
System's Operator/Faculty Sponsor Signature/Date
User's E-mail address: __________________________
User's Password: __________________________
Note: No user of the Internet has any expectation of privacy in its use. The District may access communications in all accounts by interception and in stored communications and may log and monitor network use and fileserver space.


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Alicante, 2nd February 2012
The protection of children against all forms of violence is a political priority for the Council of Europe's member countries.The University of Alicante participates in the European project "Eradication of the use of physical punishment on children within family and institutions", which aims to contribute to the elimination of corporal punishment in children by developing programmes, awareness and training materials for parents and professionals of the social and school scope related to methods other than physical punishment.The initiative is sponsored by the European Commission's DAPHNE III PROGRAMME, has a total budget of EUR 24,301.84 and is valid until February 2013. The countries involved are Spain, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Italy and the UK. The promoter is the Altea-España Association, Spain and the working teams are for Spain: University of Alicante's and Los Arcos Association, for Estonia: Tartu University, for Poland: Fundacia Dzieci Niczyje (Nobody 's Children Foundation), for Germany: Camino; for Italy: Centro de Solidarietà di Reggio Emilia (CEIS) and for the United Kingdom: Canterbury Christ Church University.The project also aims to undertake the preparation of a European recommendation draft for the eradication of the use of physical punishment that incorporates "legal action, awareness and training in alternative methods of discipline", as states researcher Conrado Moya, assignd to the Department of Communication and Social Psychology and coordinator of this project at the University of Alicante.In this regard, Moya highlights the importance of the development and the preparation of programmes to promote awareness as a preventive measure aimed at "parents, professionals and the population at large", and points out that "the purpose of exercising the right of correction must always be oriented to the self-interest of children from the point of view of their education or personal development". So the term "correction" has to be taken as synonymous with "education", with reference to the connotations that intrinsically make up every educational process, "not considering as such the use of of violence for educational purposes".Since 2007, Daphne Programme has funded nearly 200 projects that have helped to prevent and fight all forms of violence, whether occurring in the public or private scope, affecting children, youth and women, including sexual exploitation and human trafficking by adopting preventive measures and by providing support and protection for victims and groups at risk.The Programme has funded successful projects through which European networks have been created, they have shared good practices, produced several publications and studied the phenomenon of violence.The problem of violence remains being endemic and the need for a European response is as necessary now as it was in 1997 when the first Daphne Initiative was started. The demand for funding remains very high, which indicates the importance of the needs of the victims of violence (women, children and youth).
Universidad de Alicante
Carretera de San Vicente del Raspeig s/n
03690 San Vicente del Raspeig
Alicante (Spain)
Tel: (+34) 96 590 3400Fax: (+34) 96 590 3464
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Self-Censored Decor: Hiding a Few Items When the 'Rents Visit
I might be an adult (technically), but that doesn't mean I don't get nervous when my parents come to visit my home. Not only do I want my house to be in tip-top shape (to fool them into thinking I have my life in order!) I try to not have anything...er, untoward out in view when they walk through.
My roommate and I certainly don't have an apartment full of nude photos or anything, but we do have a framed art collage from a friend that uses a vintage Playboy photo as inspiration, some ABC magnets on our stove that spell out a funny (albeit dirty-mouthed, adjusted for the above photo) phrase and a couple of other minor things sprinkled around the house. Do I take them down when my parents come to visit?
You bet I do.
Any other folks who are fans of say, vintage Playboys or funny framed phrases (Steve Lambert's popular "We've had sex in this room" prints, spring to mind) have to do some hiding when parents come to visit the home? Or are me and my roommate being silly? Have you ever seen something funny or cute that you liked but didn't incorporate into your home because you didn't want guests or your parents to see?
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I used to "straighten up" my apartment when the parents came to visit -- books, posters, photos -- anything that would out me to Mom and Dad. On their second visit, even though I wasn't out yet, I just didn't bother. The "Girls on the Loose" magnet stayed on the fridge, the "Dykes to Watch Out For" poster stayed in the bathroom. And that was the day when my apartment truly became MY apartment.
Hahaha, I love this post because I find myself doing the same things! It's funny that as a blogger myself, I have no problem having my home out in the open for strangers but when my parents come over, I double (and triple) check to make sure that the PG-13 things in my life are tucked away!
I had a magnet on the fridge that said "F*** You, I'm Smoking" with one of the old pinup girls on it. My roommate and I thought it was funny because while neither of us smokes, we liked that kind of an attitude. And then one day, it was gone. For a long time, I thought she took it down to hide from her parents, and she had thought the same about me. But nope, just gone. Neither of us has any idea where it went.
When my parents come to visit, instead of taking things down or putting things away, I find myself putting things out. Specifically things they´ve given me that I thought were ugly or tacky, I store until they visit. Fortunately, I recently moved overseas and they know that I wasn´t able to bring everything with me. I always try to buy their favorite products when they come though--my dad´s cube sugar for tea, my mom´s favorite wine, etc. I think they notice these things more.
One of the wonderful things about growing older (I'm 47) is that you worry about this stuff a lot less. I think my mother considers me weird but lovable and has learned to accept my quirks. When I was 19, she disowned me for a year or two for moving in with my then-boyfriend; now she and I laugh about my "sorry I missed church, I was practicing witchcraft and becoming a lesbian" fridge magnet. My father dying a couple of months ago helped to put this little stuff in perspective.
This is funny...I never thought about putting any of my art away. I have a lot of nudes in the place. My mom has never said anything about them, though I don't think they are her taste.
Yeah, the problem was when I was put away to "straighten" the apartment for the parents.
I figure if you don't want someone to see/ know you did something then you shouldn't have/ do that something.
A friend/neighbor of mine (a professional, home-owning mid-twenties woman) used to hide her live-in boyfriend each time her parents came to visit. His stuff all got stashed away or moved out, and it was a fairly big production.
Maimafter40 - owch! Now that would test a relationship.
Bills. I take down the bills I KIV on my fridge so I don't have to sit through another talk on the importance of budgeting and living within my means :P
urbancricket - Un fortunately, not all of our parents are so accepting.
I do the same thing. We have dirty magnetic poetry that gets taken off the fridge, and I move around certain bedroom items so that they are at the back of my nightstand instead of the front.
speaking as as 'rent with two daughters in their twenties, I am shocked, shocked! We have casually found vials of less than aromatic partially burned herbs, though nothing overtly sexual in our kids' apartments. We just roll with it (no, I didn't say we roll it). Your parents will too. Your parents are of the generation that invented sex. Get a clue.
My daughter is moving out. It is her place she could do what she wants as long as I am welcome in her place. I know all the dirty words. I would never dream of a bad comment because it isn't my business anymore. It is freedom for me too. If I give her a gift she doesn't like I would prefer she tell me so I won't waste my money.
Reading this makes me feel incredibly fortunate to have the loving, open-minded parents that I do. I did find myself censoring up the place when my fridge stopped working a few weeks ago and the landlord had to come over. Mister Rogers flipping off the camera and http://thebloggess.com/2012/02/her-name-is-juanita-juanita-weasel-unless-you-can-think-of-something-better/ (the souffle magnet) did come down...
I have a framed Playboy cover in my bathroom because the image is of a woman in a bubble bath. I also have nude art, dirty-worded fridge magnets and a movie poster with violent imagery displayed in my home. But what offends my mother when she visits? My orange and brown-striped MCM Danish sofa (she prefers her floral print velours living room suite :P).
My parents are always too busy nitpicking anything in my home that isn't spotless to notice what is on the walls. :)
Miamiafter40 - I join others in wishing you all happiness in your life. Shame on the fool who failed to see how wonderful you are and what happiness you could add to everyone's life by meeting the parents!
Oh my. I wish this was my problem. When my father comes to visit, I hide my alcohol. Not because I don't want him to know I drink (after all, I'm in my 30s) but because I don't want him to drink it. He's an angry drunk and moderation hasn't turned out to be his strong suit.
In the old days, it was hiding the bong. Now, it's remembering to pull out the awful faux-Picasso teapot my mother-in-law gave us when she comes to visit. I guess that's called growing up...?
The cigar humidor. My mom knows we smoke cigars, but she doesn't like it. Having them out distracts from meaningful conversation.
My family is ok with the nudes and swear words but I hide anything that might point to the fact that I am not the same religion as the rest of them. I am not ashamed of my views but I really don't want anything that can give them a reason to start a 24 hour lecture on how I need to be saved. I thinking removing things that protect your own sanity is just fine.
My father has been a recovering alcoholic for the past 10 years and is very preachy about it. I find myself putting away the wine rack when he comes to visit, and though he's likely well aware that I drink, but I don't drink in his presence and I take this one simple step in my home when he comes over. I'm not ashamed, I just like having anything that may bring up the subject of alcohol "out of sight, out of mind."
I hide things from my mother because she's constantly asking, "Why do you have this? Can I throw it out?"
Actually, hiding my clutter doesn't even stop her. She cleans out a couple of cupboards every time she visits.
Why can't we just be honest with everyone? Unless you're talking lube, condoms and sex toys, why hide things? My Mom once commented on my Tom of Finland coffee table book. What could I say but "it's art!"
We naturally have the Steve Lambert print, but since it hangs above our bedroom door, you'd pretty much have to be on our bed to see it making it parent/in-law safe. :)
@MIAMIAFTER40..great line! I must say...
My parents came to visit last month and I had them stay in my room. It was against their wishes, but they are getting up there, my bed is larger, and I consider my futon in the library very comfortable. So I, um, "cleaned" the room very well before the visit. Removed any toys in the drawers, any "interesting" books on the nightstand, etc. My mom is a nurse and way too open to that kind of stuff, but my dad is honestly stuck in the 50s. He doesn't get offended, he just gets *really* flustered. I also slightly rearrange my books. I have 6 billies in my library and my dad used to like roaming the shelves ... until he found the writings of de Sade once, and nearly fainted. He started acting like there were venomous snakes hiding in my shelves that would come out to bit him. So every time since I've put the more .... interesting works on a less easily accessible shelf, and kept the histories front and center.
The only thing I do to prepare is tidy up. I don't really have anything thats too offensive up anyways so I don't worry about it. The only thing I can think of is perhaps some of my more science-y or atheist books for when my very religious pastor of a mother-in-law comes over but eh, I just leave them on the bookshelf where they always are. You shouldn't have to hide who you are but at the same time you shouldn't display who you are in a blatantly confrontational in-your-face kind of matter.
People, including family, who don't get who we are and what we have are not welcome in our home. Period. I CLEAN for guests, I wash sheets, I grocery shop, but I don't modify who we are or what we have on display.
That said, I can't think of anything objectionable except my "pantheon" of deities from various cultures that includes a Pieta and R2D2 in the same display -- I swear, but my walls don't. I have an undergrad degree in art, so it goes without saying that I have made plenty of nude drawings, but none are on display...
To MISS RISS - Yes, but I'm sure some people have nude photos of themselves for their spouse that maybe are out. (Def. not me, but ya know, I'm sure someone does.) If I did, I sure as hell know I wouldn't leave them out for my parents or my hub's. That's just silly. I totally, totally disagree.
Well, considering my mom introduced me to romance novels when I was in elementary school (age appropriate books were too simple for my reading level) and one of the pictures I've had on the wall of my bedroom for ages did have a nude woman in it (gotta love Dali's love of his wife), I don't think anything would shock my parents at this point.
I don't think I've ever hidden anything from my mother when she comes to visit. It might be that she is to frequent a visitor, or that I get my sense of very adult humor from her. But it would seem silly to hide my (small) collection of nudes, pin-ups or general vulgarity from her. She was there for most of those purchases, or to give me advice on my paintings.
My grandma or my roommate's parents or my boyfriend's parents are a different story. They are much less appreciative of my general lechery, but I don't hide anything from them either. If anyone questions my possessions I just point out what I like about it, and people generally either grow a sense of humor, or shyly avoid looking at whatever embarrassed them.
The post and comments remind me of the "straighten up" scene in The Birdcage :)
The few parents who've posted here saying "get a clue" - it's wonderful that you're so accepting & willing to roll with it, but that sure isn't the case with all parents.
My Dad in particular is incredibly fussy about cleanliness and decor - I used to have a bright turquoise ceramic parrot that he consistently talked about how "weird" it was - along with my other colourful art & decorations. For anyone outside my family I don't care at all, but to avoid lectures and feeling put down when my family visits, I scrub scrub scrub and 'normalize' my apartment. For the record, I nicknamed my parrot Big Blue and was heartbroken when my cat knocked it over & shattered it.
My mom is a spendthrift, and as she's gotten older she's become extremely judgmental of what other people (including me and my siblings) buy and how others spend their money...So when she comes over I put away things she'll deem expensive or "hoity toity" (yes, she uses that phrase!), because I just don't need her silently putting price tags on the furniture, food and clothes that I worked hard for, saved for, and purchased consciously.
whoops...meant to say my mom is far from a spendthrift...in fact, my MIL is the spendthrift
@Krikkit, I had a friend who did the same thing and it boggled the mind. She and her boyfriend were on the lease together, and she would go so far as to place a piece of tape with just her name on their apartment buzzer and mailbox so her parents wouldn't see his name there as well. Oddly enough, the parents knew and liked the boyfriend -- he would leave the apartment and hang out in a coffee shop until they arrived, and then "come over" from his "apartment a few blocks away." My friend's mom just wasn't okay with the idea of living together before marriage. I cannot even imagine.
As for me, I don't hide anything, but I guess my tastes don't really run towards whatever might be considered inappropriate by a different generation. Also, I get along well with my parents and I can't think of anything they would be offended by in the first place. I do try to clean up for them, though, because my mom especially can't sit down and relax in a messy room and she will start cleaning up for me! (which could be seen as a benefit, but it just makes me feel super guilty)
I didn't care, but for a while my wife would hide the "F**k Cancer" cross-stich a friend gave me after getting better and a pipe a friend gave us as a wedding present. Now though, I think she's stopped caring.
I don't care who sees my things. It's MY place. I have S&M gear hanging on my walls and fetish masks on styrofoam heads. I am very open about what i'm into and any guests that come to my place should accept that. I won't censor my taste and my lifestyle.
I have not heard anything negative. I don't have kids in the house so I think it should be fine.
Sure I wouldn't leave a vibrator or dildo out if I had one.
Wow, I think it's so sad so many people have such judgemental families. I consider myself very lucky that I don't have to hide any part of myself from my family. I mean, there's is of course a place for everything (no dildos on the kitchen counter) but really I am unashamed of anything found in my house. But I guess thats also because my loved ones don't make me feel ashamed of who I am or what my interests are.
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Mom: i feel better no
Mom: ok act 2 startd nd teh count wants me 2 do something about teh qunari
Mom: i wish sten were here
Mom: i wish i had nicr cloths
Reg: We can get an armor pack.
Mom: ok ill buy it 4 u y havnt teh qunari left?
Reg: Because they're grumpy old men waiting for their ship to come in?
Mom: id b grumpy 2
Mom: !!
Mom: lets send them 2 teh bloomin rose
Somehow I suspect that is not the solution to Kirkwall's qunari problem
Though now I'm picturing the Arishok in a brothel and chuckling quietly.
Reg: [picks up phone] Hi, you've rea—
Mom: He joined the templars!
Reg: Oh, I see you're at that pa—
Mom: My brother. Joined. The templars.
Mom: Mine.
Mom: Did he forget that his sister is a mage? Does he really hate me?
Reg: Well, you se—
Mom: No little brother of mine is going to join the templars. I'm going to kick his ass across Kirkwall. [hangs up]
Have I mentioned she's an older sister?
Mom: did it
Reg: Nailed it?
Mom: its sad beans cant b here but i understand this world isnt rdy 4 him
Mom: found some trasure 2
Mom: got a nice key nd staff
Mom: 6g
Mom: what did u get?
Reg: A mom who loves to game.
Mom: aw thats sweet
Mom: ok time 2 get out o this joint and shower
Mom: i bet im gross nd coverd in dirt and profane parts
Profane parts.
Mom: ok
Mom: i had 2 paus
Reg: Stuff to do?
Mom: n
Mom: theres a giant red rock monstr nd i thnk its gon 2 kill me
Reg: You going to kill it first?
Mom: im tryin 2 think about how 2 do this
Mom: strategize
Reg: Kill it before it kills you.
Mom: thats ur strategy?
Reg: Generally.
Mom: this is y u play vangards nd im a infiltrator
Reg: What's that mean?
Mom: u have no sense o strategy nd get killed a lto
:| There's nothing wrong with being 100% offense if you kill it first.
Mom: theres a biggr 1
Mom: its talkin 2 me nd i dont trust it i think it wants 2 kill me
Mom: n its a demon
Reg: What are you going to do about it?
Mom: kill it
Mom: y would u do anyhtin else its ade mon
Then I think about Anders and Justice.
And I laugh a little on the inside. Wait until you have to apply this logic to sympathetic characters, Mom. Just wait.
Mom: i dont liek this plac
Reg: Why? What happened?
Mom: i ran in2 these things calld profane
Mom: they killd every1 except frosty
Reg: You named your dog after our beast?
Mom: y
Mom: im goin 2 try again tho
Mom: this tiem ill win
Reg: What difficulty setting are you on?
Mom: hard
Mom: y
Mom: does that matter???
sobs into hands my mother plays on hard mode
Mom: we found a dwarf place
[five minutes later]
Reg: And? What do you think of it?
Mom: its weird
Mom: its rly weird
Mom: its damn weird
Mom: i dont liek it lets go home
Mom: y cant i tell them theres nothing here nd we shold go
Mom: nm theres an idol here it made chests bro b stupid and betray us
Mom: haha i slid down teh banister
Reg: Going to finish?
Mom: fightin my way out 2morrow i think
Mom: then ill find him nd kill him
And so ends Part 1 of Mom's Deep Roads Adventure.
Mom: !!!!!
Reg: You're doing that a lot today.
Mom: dragon
Mom: !!
Mom: im excitde
Reg: You're excited.
Mom: y
Mom: theyre fun 2 fight
Mom: do u think we will win
Reg: I think you have to in order to progress the story.
Mom: but do u think w will win
Mom: i do bcaus my team is teh best
Actually, she's super proud of the hard things she fights and kills. High dragons, dragons, Archdemons, Reapers.
Mom: savd sandal
Mom: he turned a ogre in2 ice
Mom: theres somthing about that kid
Reg: Or it's just hilarious that he can venture into the Deep Roads and remain virtually untouched.
Mom: im jealous
Mom: we should recruit him
/adds Sandal as a companion to wishlist
Mom: i walkd up a flight o stairs nd out o no where spides appered nd attack me
Mom: when i kileld them a huge one showed up
Mom: it must have been as big as the car
Reg: Did you scream?
Mom: n
Mom: who wold scream at video game spiders?
I would.
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Canadian Wheat Board one step closer to the end
The demise of the Canadian Wheat Board is one-step closer to reality. On a 153 to 120 vote, the House of Commons passed a bill this week to increase marketing choices for wheat and barley growers in Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and a small part of British Columbia. The bill is expected to pass the Canadian Senate and become law by Christmas effectively ending the CWB monopoly on the marketing of wheat and barley in the provinces.
Opposition to the board has been growing as producers in the provinces want to have the right to market their wheat and barley any way they want instead of being required to market through the CWB. It has also drawn criticism from U.S. growers who charge it has an unfair trading advantage. When Stephen Harper became Prime Minister he made it clear that it was time to do-away with the Board.
The Board does have it supporters with some fearing big international grain companies or railways will end up controlling the market.
The CWB will continue to operate as a voluntary marketing entity supported by the Canadian government while it transitions to private ownership.
Rooted in the early 20th century, the original Board of Grain Supervisors controlled Canadian grain until the end of World War I. Fearing a sudden drop in prices, the Canadian Wheat Board was created for the 1919 crop only and dissolved in 1920. Wheat prices plunged leading to the creation of provincial wheat pools to buy wheat and sell it for export. The pools went broke in the financial collapse of 1929. The Canadian Wheat Board was brought back in 1935. The Board's authority was expanded to barley, oats, flax and corn during World War II and membership was mandatory for western Canadian growers. In 1965 the Canadian Parliament made the board permanent governed by 10 directors elected by producers in the four provinces, four directors and a president appointed by the Governor in Council.
A little more profitable on the farm in November
The Preliminary Index of Prices Received by Farmers in November was up 0.5 percent from October. Farmers received higher prices for corn, cattle, broilers and lettuce; lower prices for hogs, hay, soybeans and apples. The Index shows prices received by farmers are 20 percent above November of last year.
The Crop Index increased 2.5 percent from October; the average corn price in November was $6.00 up 29 cents from a month ago. The all-wheat price increased 4 cents to $7.33 per bushel. Soybeans were 20 cents lower averaging $11.50 per bushel and the all-hay price slipped $5.00 to $176 per ton.
The Livestock Index increased 1.3 percent in November. Hogs were $3.00 lower to average $67.50 per hundredweight while beef cattle increased $2.00 to $119.00 per hundred. Broilers were up 2 cents per pound to average 45 cents, turkeys were 1.1 cents higher at 78.4 cents per pound. Eggs increased a half-cent to 86.2 cents per dozen.
The November all-milk price was unchanged from October at $19.90 per hundred while the overall cost of feed to make a hundred pounds of milk 1 percent higher for the month at $11.06. So income over feed cost is $8.84 per hundred down 13 cents from October.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers is unchanged from October. Farmers paid more for feeder cattle, diesel, nitrogen and mixed fertilizers offset by paying less for complete feeds, concentrates and supplements. They are paying 9.6 percent more than a year ago for commodities and services.
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Senator against resumption of horse slaughter
The reversal of the horse slaughter ban in the United States in mid-November has a lot of people talking as the industry gears up to reopen.
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who voted for the end of horse processing five years ago, says she would vote that way again.
"I don't support the slaughtering of horses for domestic consumption and I would vote again to oppose it if given the opportunity."
McCaskill, a Democrat, agrees with animal rights supporters who say that horse processing is inhumane, "You know, I think there are humane ways to dispose of horses. I mean, I grew up in a rural area and I've witnessed the humane disposal of animals that are on farms."
McCaskill told reporters that horses are not a part of the agribusiness world of Missouri.
"I think horses are raised and used for various purposes, including pleasure and show but I'm not aware of there ever being, in my state, the effort to produce horses for human consumption," says McCaskill.
The ban on USDA inspection of horse meat was removed in the ag appropriations bill that was passed and signed into law November 18th.
Missouri's other US Senator, Roy Blunt, says he is in favor of restoring the horse processing market.
AUDIO: Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), conference call excerpt (2:00 mp3)
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Soybeans, corn up modestly
Soybeans were higher on light technical and fund buying, along with spillover from the outside markets. The dollar was sharply lower with the Dow, gold, and crude oil higher. Past that – there was no fresh news, pulling contracts down from the highs, but there is talk of new export demand from China. Soybean meal and oil followed beans up with meal outgaining oil on product spread adjustments. DTN and Reuters state Egypt bought 6,000 tons of soybean oil. USDA's weekly export sales report is out Thursday at 7:30 AM Central. Soybeans are pegged at 400,000 to 800,000 tons, meal is seen at 100,000 to 225,000 tons, and oil is placed at 0 to 10,000 tons.
Corn was higher on light fund and technical buying, in addition to the outside market direction. Also, the commercial and longer term fundamentals outlooks are supportive. However, there was no real new news and export demand remains a little slower than expected due to increased global competition, particularly from Ukraine. Ethanol futures were mixed. Weekly U.S. corn sales are expected to be between 350,000 and 550,000 tons.
The wheat complex was mostly lower on profit taking and fund selling against outside market influence. Chicago's trying to keep pace with corn, Kansas City is watching weather in the Southern Plains, and Minneapolis has an eye on the export market. In any event, the overall fundamentals remain bearish, especially on the global supply side. European wheat was lower on the higher Euro and expectations for a very large clean weight Russian grain crop. Saudi Arabia bought 330,000 tons of hard wheat and Tunisia picked up 75,000 tons of durum wheat. In sell-buy-sell activity, Japan issued a tender for 60,000 tons of feed wheat and 200,000 tons of feed barley after purchasing 17,500 tons of feed barley and no wheat following an initial tender for 200,000 tons of feed barley and 90,000 tons of feed wheat. Weekly U.S. wheat sales are estimated at 400,000 to 700,000 tons.
DuPont featuring its new Basis Blend herbicide
Whether it's weeds in Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois or Missouri, DuPont Crop Protection Corn & Soybean portfolio manager Jeff Carpenter says DuPont has you covered. DuPont is featuring its new Basis Blend herbicide to control winter weeds. Carpenter says seed companies are pushing for earlier planting so growers can use it for a cleaner, warmer, drier spring seedbed. Carpenter also talked about DuPont's comprehensive product approach to glyphosate resistance for growers.
AUDIO: Jeff Carpenter (4:00 mp3)
Nebraska biodiesel plant is sold
A Kansas-based company has purchased the Beatrice Biodiesel plant in southeast Nebraska for five million dollars.
According to a story on the Beatrice Daily Sun web site, Flint Hill Resources LLC submitted the only bid at a bankruptcy auction Tuesday in Lincoln. Flint Hills is a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
Flint Hills has ethanol plants in four Iowa communities—Fairbank, Iowa Falls, Menlo and Shell Rock. Company officials declined to discuss Flint Hills' plans for the Beatrice plant.
Construction of the 52-point-five million dollar plant began in August of 2007, but it never started operations. Bankruptcy was declared in 2008.
Seed detasselers voice concerns with child labor law proposals
Seed detasseling companies are expressing concern over changes to the child labor laws that have been proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
They say that proposal could prevent youngsters who are under the age of 16 from detasseling. It's estimated that over 50 percent of seed detasslers nationwide are in the 13-15 age group that could be impacted.
Thirteen year-old Haleigh Seizys of Lincoln, Nebraska was a first year detassler in 2011. She says it was a great experience.
"It really taught me what it's like to persevere through hard work and tough conditions," Seizys says, "and I learned a lot about teamwork as well."
AUDIO: Haleigh Seizys (2:35 MP3)
Brad Hansen of Ceresco, Nebraska is 18. He has detasseled for the past five years.
"It's been an excellent opportunity for me to develop a work ethic, develop character, and to make a great amount of money for my age," Hansen says. "The past couple summers, I've made right around 25-hundred dollars for three weeks work—and I just can't make that at any other job."
Dawn Buell owns and operates NATS Detasseling of Lincoln. She employs 500 teenagers each summer, about 40 percent of whom are under 16.
"I believe it would really have such a detrimental effect, I'm not sure it would be worth staying in business any more, quite frankly," Buell says.
If the teen labor force is cut, Buell says many companies would likely turn to migrant labor to get the job done.
Nebraska Farm Bureau national affairs coordinator Jordan Dux says it's just another example of federal government overreach.
"We have been concerned for the past few years on federal government really trying to sink its hands—and really regulate—what farmers and ranchers do a very daily basis," says Dux.
Thursday (December 1st) is the last day to submit comments on those proposed child labor law changes to the U.S. Department of Labor.
AUDIO: News conference remarks-Nebraska State Capitol (26:46 MP3)
A wide separation between cattle asking prices and bids
Cattle country remained in low gear with a wide spread existing between preliminary bids of 121.00 to 123.00 live and asking prices of 127.00 plus. Feedlot operators are asking for 203.00 to 205.00 dressed, but packers are only willing to bid 200.00 to 202.00. Significant trade volume could be delayed until Friday. Cattle slaughter was estimated at 128,000 head, 3,000 less than last week, and down 4,000 from last year.
Boxed beef cutout values were weak to lower on light to moderate demand and moderate offerings. Choice beef was down .52 at 194.43, and select was .82 lower at 175.67.
Live cattle contracts settled 72 to 125 points higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday Support came from the broad rally in stock and commodity markets. Dow Jones Newswire reported the recovery in European economies could add to global meat demand which is already rising quickly because of fast growing economies in the developing world. December settled 1.02 higher at 121.60, and February was up 1.15 at 123.60.
Feeder cattle ended the session 50 to 120 points higher. Trade volume was extremely sluggish throughout much of the session, but the buying in nearby live cattle futures contracts drew January and March feeder futures higher. January was up 1.20 at 146.02, and February was 1.15 higher at 123.60.


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Ambitious Żeromski High School student eager to learn new languages and cultures. His dream is to become a book translator one day. After school he attends extra lessons in Japanese. His goal is to study Asian Languages at The University of Edinburgh. This Friday he will say a few things he has learned about Japan so far.
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Creative dancer, dreaming of becoming a professional choreographer. She already leads a crew in Warsaw Dance Academy and loves to work with people. Also keen on drawing, scenography and playing the guitar. Currently a student at Żeromski High School. Weronika will talk about following her passion.
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University of Edinburgh alumna, foreign languages teacher, The Kings Foundation Ambassador. Interested and involved in the Polish take on the issues of international and language education. Julia will talk about Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) and the multidimensional benefits of studying abroad.
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Piano player, art lover, co-creator and redactor of High School English paper. Currently a student at Żeromski High School in Warsaw. Keen of traveling and learning about foreign cultures. Kasia is going to share her personal story about the impact which schools have on our creativity.
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