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Kyle Fawcett
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Recovery and Reconstruction of Southwest Alberta
Kyle Fawcett was elected to his second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Klein on April 23, 2012. On June 25, 2013, he was sworn in as Associate Minister for Recovery and Reconstruction of Southwest Alberta.
Previous to this, Kyle served as Associate Minister of Finance and as parliamentary assistant for Treasury Board and Enterprise. He has also served as a member of Treasury Board; Standing Committee on Public Accounts; Standing Committee on Finance; Alberta Delegate Council for the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER); and chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy.
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Leo de Bever
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Since 2008, Leo de Bever has served as CEO of Alberta Investment Management Corporation, which manages $70 billion of pension and endowment assets for 27 clients.
Previous to this, Kyle served as Associate Minister of Finance and as parliamentary assistant for Treasury Board and Enterprise. He has also served as a member of Treasury Board; Standing Committee on Public Accounts; Standing Committee on Finance; Alberta Delegate Council for the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER); and chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy.
Leo started his 38-year career at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, and subsequently assisted two Canadian insurance companies and three international financial institutions with economic strategy and asset management. For nearly 10 years, he was responsible for investment strategy, risk management, and real return assets at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
Leo grew up in the Netherlands. He received a BA in economics from the University of Oregon, and a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin. Leo is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of Dutch pension fund ABP.
Stuart Landon
Department of Economics
University of Alberta
Stuart Landon is Professor of Economics and Associate Dean (Faculty of Arts) at the University of Alberta. He has a Ph.D. from Queen's University, an M.A. from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, all in economics.
Professor Landon has been a visiting academic/fellow at the Australian National University and Victoria University at Wellington, and has consulted for the World Bank as well as other organizations.
His current research interests are in the areas of stabilization funds and fiscal rules. He has published academic papers in Canadian, U.S., European and Australian economics journals on a wide variety of topics and received the 2006 John Vanderkamp prize (along with three co-authors) for a paper on health spending in Canadian Public Policy.
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Bluestone Leadership Services/Alto Partners
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Michael Holden
Canada West Foundation
Michael Holden joined the Canada West Foundation as a senior economist in October 2010. He currently leads the Foundation's Economic and Fiscal Policy Division, which analyzes and comments on the broad economic, social and fiscal issues facing western Canada.
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Michael also worked for three years as an economist with the Halifax-based Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. Michael was born and raised in Edmonton. He has Bachelor of Arts (honours) in economics from the University of Alberta and an Master of Arts in economics from Queen's University.
Cliff Inskip
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure & Project Finance
CIBC World Markets Inc.
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Mr. Inskip has appeared as an expert witness before the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance. He is a recipient of the TopGun Banker designation by Brendan Woods International given to the highest achievers in the investment banking industry based on client surveys. Previous to his career at CIBC, Mr. Inskip worked at Export Development Corporation with a focus on international financing.
Cliff graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.A.Sc. in civil engineering and an M.B.A. He also attended an International Banking Summer School program at Cambridge University. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and a former member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (UK). He also is on the board of Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc.
William Burch
Advisory Committee on Alternative Financing
William Burch is a member of the Government of Alberta's Advisory Committee on Alternative Financing.
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Alberta Chambers of Commerce
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Brad has completed the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' In-Depth Taxation Course, the Advanced Corporate Reorganizations Course and the Advanced Wealth Management Course. He specializes in consulting in the area of Canadian and international taxation matters including corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions and succession planning for family-owned businesses.
Brad has been a lecturer for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and the Canadian Tax Foundation. He has been a frequent advisor to the media on income tax matters. Brad was described in Parliament by former federal Finance Minister and Prime Minister Paul Martin as an "eminent tax accountant" (Hansard-March 2000) for his role in recognizing and responding to the 2000 Federal Budget's taxation inequity for Albertans.
Brad was named to Alberta Venture Magazine's list of "Alberta's 50 Most Influential People" for the year 2000 and was named a recipient of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta's Early Achievement award. Brad holds a Bachelor of Education (With Distinction) from the University of Alberta. He is a chartered accountant, a chartered financial planner and a registered trust and estate practitioner.
Christopher Skappak
PhD Candidate
Former president of Alberta Graduate Council
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Christopher has received numerous national and provincial research awards, and has been recognized for his community service with the Lorence Decore Award for Student Leadership Award, the Alberta Graduate Student Citizenship Award, and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's Prairies & NWT Chapter Volunteer of the Year Award. This past year, Christopher was also recognized as an Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Foundation Honouree in the Leader of Tomorrow category.
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Bring back the design of the Early Winters Omnipotent (c.1978).Now, that was one bombproof tent. Great when the winds were howling outside.--B.G.--
Bob,'twas a mite difficult getting in and out of those things, what with the several lines in the way that had to be unclipped and reclipped, and if you had to get out in a blow, forget it. Nowadays, they would be the separating line-locks instead of heavier ALU buckle/clips, but still a nuisance. None of that with Roger's tents - much better design for a tunnel tent. Bet you had less occasion to get in and out in those days - hah!
"several lines in the way that had to be unclipped and reclipped"I don't remember that at all. I do remember stepping over or crawling under some lines.I remember that there were three of us sleeping inside one, and it seemed spacious.--B.G.--
Thanks for the diagram Roger. What is at the end of the ground sheet? Mesh door in the summer model, fabric door in the winter one?Yes, I believe that for people up to almost 2m tall, that would be sufficient length, due to the fact that the head and foot are not touching the fly, and do not slope inwards.My earlier comment was based on my experience, including tunnels, but those tents all sloped in to some degree or another, except for one 3 pole tunnel I had about 18 years ago, which was great as far as space was concerned.Ps I am only 195 cm, but I think it sounds silly to say I am 6'4.7" in the US, so to round it off I make it 6'5".
OmnipotentMaybe there is a strong element of nostalgia here..No doubt at the time it would have been a great tent but taste and sizes (human sizes...) have changed a lot since then.Can't find very much about it but the maximum height right at the door was 38" sloping particularly for the inner quite a bit from there on.As for the width I would say that 3 sleeping on their side fitted in but not all that well, definitely not wide enough for 3 mats.it was around 6 lbs, so again light for the time but not that much now.you may get a better idea of the size and the obstacle course Samuel was referring to by looking at this shot :This one is the SL version , 1 less pole , a bit shorter and 1" narrower at the front.Note the size of the guy compared to the inner.
Edited by Franco on 10/08/2012 04:39:31 MDT.
> Bring back the design of the Early Winters Omnipotent (c.1978).Yup. That one was featured in my series on tunnel tents.Cheers
Hi Tjaard> What is at the end of the ground sheet? Mesh door in the summer model, fabric door in the winter one?Exactly.Both tents can be LIVED in.Cheers
Hi FrancoInteresting. The pictures I have in part 2 of the series show 4 hoop poles and a different entry. Different models apparently.cheers
Roger you are correct. That was the Omnipotent SL...53" wide at the front (the std was 54") 88" long (std 93" L) 39" wide at the back (std was 42 ")The std came with and without vestibule, 31' sq without , 42.2' sq with.This is the Omnipotent with vestibule :BTW, I have to post and then edit to add a photo...
Edited by Franco on 10/08/2012 04:38:20 MDT.
Yes, Franco, the bigger one is the one that I remember from 1978. Three of us slept in one, although we were staggered along the length of it. I think that it was semi-heavy, also. Maybe 9-10 pounds?Now I think that Early Winters is getting its tent design services outsourced from Australia.--B.G.--
Oh yes, very fond memories of the original Omnipotent. It wasn't just bombproof, the baffling system made it like wearing an air filled sleeping bag over your sleeping bag. I've slept in one in Yellowstone in winter, with lows at -40, and lived to tell the tale...but terrible summer tent. Just too warm.Roger's winter design is more like the MacPac Olympus, but much lighter and probably more robust due to the very cool pole design. I will be saving for that one at least, and maybe the summer version too. The Olympus is also a very robust, well tested design. Well, at least well tested in NZ!
Really enjoying the tent updates & diagrams. Nice to hear the behind the scenes info. The whole process intrigues me.Thanks :)
Loving the Omnipotent. A couple of hours MYOG work and you could have your very own smiley caterpillar to go to sleep in every night.
> A couple of hours MYOG work I WISH!It used to take me many days of careful work for each tent.Cheers
I WISH!It used to take me many days of careful work for each tent.Not to make the whole tent, but to add some antenna (osmeterium), a couple of eyes and a smile to the Omnipotent. It would take me months to make a tent, possibly years :).
It takes time to make the tent depending upon the size and I like the idea of making mesh doors ion the summer and the fabric doors in the winter-------------------URL deletedRoger Caffin
Edited by rcaffin on 10/20/2012 04:37:03 MDT.
Posting to make this thread easier for me to find and make visible again after the current spam attack.
Roger, you may not be able to update us with any new information, but this IS still in the works, correct?
OK, update time.Well, there has been a lot of work behind the scenes over this. I would be exchanging emails with Easton at least once a week.Several prototypes of the summer tent have been made by an Asian sewing company. None of them were correct, but this is understandable as the design and the construction techniques were very new for them, and the staff there have limited English. The last meant that my copious notes on how to sew the tent were of rather less value than I had hoped. Sigh! Mind you, they did seem to have got 90% of the thing the first time around, which i found very encouraging. I think they are now working on another prototype.It has been a bit of a learning experience for me as well: to find out what can an Asian factory do well and what is difficult for them. Please note here: the word 'difficult' is usually spelt 'expensive'. When I made mine I did not worry about the time taken, but that does not work commercially. Some fine details have therefore been tweaked to make them simpler to sew WITHOUT any compromise on design or quality.One thing I have had to do is to provide full-size DXF files for every fabric piece. Without that they did not know where to start and the tent might have looked like ... anything. OK, that's just a bit of hack work for me to do. I assume they have very large plotters. At the same time we have been chasing coated fabrics. Some of Easton's tents are made of fabrics in the older 70 D PU-coated class (around 70 gsm), which is just not good enough for this tent. But at the same time we want a good pressure rating (hydrostatic head) so the fly does not leak in heavy rain, and the groundsheet does not give you a damp backside. A PU coating is very good for this, but it can drop the tear strength to 1/3 of what you get with a 'silnylon'. So, we get samples, then we ask for slight changes, then we ask how much ...The winter tent looks more complex, being double-skin and 4 poles, but it builds directly on the summer tent. By the time we get the summer tent all sorted out, making the winter tent should be fairly simple, even if the design looks more complex.Price is still unknown, but fairly obviously it won't be priced like a cheap pop-up. Can't do it! And frankly, I don't see the need to compete with Walmart.We are, I think, still on track for production and release for Spring 2014, for the summer tent.Cheers
I propose that you name the new product the Caffin Coffin.--B.G.--
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In Book Three of the Accidental Adventure series, Oliver and Celia Navel have finally gotten cable television and are ready to spend a school year watching their favorite shows. But on New Year's Eve, after an octopus gives Oliver a tuxedo wedgie, an ichthyologist races into their apartment and tells the twins that their mother is stranded on an island with an enormous squid and is in mortal danger. So, quite reluctantly, the twins don their wet suits and take a journey in the Pacific Ocean.
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Disability advocates are split over a proposal in the U.S. Senate that would establish limits on people with disabilities working for less than minimum wage.
The Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is expected to take up a reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act on Wednesday. Within the proposed legislation is a plan to establish first-ever requirements that must be met before individuals with disabilities could be allowed to work for less than the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour.
Currently, many with disabilities leave high school and are referred directly to sheltered workshop environments. That would change under what's known as section 511 of the bill. Those with disabilities could only be placed in subminimum-wage jobs if they meet certain age-related requirements and while receiving job training services to prepare them for competitive employment. What's more, individuals age 24 or younger would be required to pursue vocational rehabilitation services first.
"I believe it is critically important that every young person with a disability have an opportunity to experience competitive, integrated employment as they transition from school to adult life," said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, one of the bill's chief sponsors, in a statement to Disability Scoop.
"Without section 511 in the bill, I am very concerned that another generation of young people with significant disabilities will end up getting tracked directly from school to sheltered settings," said Harkin who chairs the committee where the bill is slated to be considered.
Advocates with the National Down Syndrome Society and the National Federation of the Blind, however, say the bill does little more than provide a checklist for vocational rehabilitation agencies that could ultimately put more individuals at risk for low-wage employment.
"This provision purports to introduce protections to limit the number of youth with disabilities who are placed in subminimum-wage employment, but will have the unintended effect of trapping people with disabilities in dead-end, segregated, subminimum-wage jobs with the blessing of the rehabilitation system," said Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, which is calling for the provision to be dropped from the bill.
The current debate comes two years after a similar effort to update the Workforce Investment Act fell apart. This time around, however, Senate aides say they have strong bipartisan support and indicated there's a chance that a bill could be on the president's desk before the end of the year.
Groups supporting the proposal include The Arc, Easter Seals, the National Council on Independent Living, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities and the National Disability Rights Network.
"What this does is create a requirement that vocational rehabilitation providers make an effort to achieve an employment outcome rather than just shrug their shoulders and place people in sheltered workshops," said Patrick Wojahn, a public policy analyst at the National Disability Rights Network. "It's a step in the right direction."
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I truly believe that the minimum wages should increase for people with development disabilities.
That'll be just dynamite in Illinois, where funding for Supported Employment has been cut so deep that most agencies have discontinued offering it as a service option. That'll leave a lot of folks sitting at home in front of a television set, which is happening already because of the state having tens of thousands on waiting lists for service.
Well, currently in New York State, there is no more admissions to sheltered workshops allowed as of July 1st. There is also a plan in place that will close the sheltered workshops in existence within the next few years.
We cannot create equality for people with disabilities simply by putting more money into their pockets. One of the realities of a free, capitalist society is that workers are generally paid for their contributions toward a finished product. If we are to retain the dignity and respect that people with disabilities have earned over the past twenty to thirty years, they must continue to compete in the workforce just like everyone else. To lay unearned entitlements upon them demeans them as human beings and will undo much of the work done toward normalization.
The end result would take the disabled community backward. Currently at least the most severely disabled are out of their homes, with other people, and placed in an opportunity to see and be seen. An enriched experience leads to growth. The other issue is productivity. Do people really think that everyone should be paid the same amount regardless of the value produced? There are usually more paid supervisory staff needed and the output (profit) is usually less. Money does not magically appear.
Greg, your belief, that laying unearned entitlements upon them demeans them as human beings and will undo much of the work done toward normalization, is completely backward. Here is why. EVERYONE else is entitled to minimum wage but our people. Your assumption that people with disabilities can't produce is false based on the experiences of Walgreen's project and my own years placing seriously disabled people in community based jobs. Stop putting people with disabilities down. We can and do produce with workplace accommodations and assistive technology. If I need someone to limit me I will call you. Until then each of us deserves the civil rights protections we have under the Rehabilitation Act which are never enforced without a fight. Now, if WIIA is authorized, children won't be funneled into the school to workshop pipeline that purports to be some sort of training. No it is not training since the work done in sweatshops, I mean workshops, is rarely if ever a job one can duplicate in the community. That explains why my state's vocational rehabilitation agency will not pay for workshop placements. No training means no actual paid servvice was delivered. Let'sget this straight. I understand people with intense needs may be better served in a day program that is eriching for the participants and provides a safe place for people to enjoy the community. That is different than the sheltered workshop scam that makes big money for Goowill and thier ilk. Here's how it works. The goverment entity pays for the sheltered workshop – revenue source 1. The individuals in the community donate free items for resale – revenue source 2. The company that gives the product to the sheltered workshop in order to complete the work also pays for that work to be done – revenue source 3. The workshops pay subminimum wage to workers – revenue source 4. The workshops do not have to pay taxes – revenue source 5. We, the taxpayers prop up this whole mess because people with disabilities who want to work in the community can't when they are stuck in workshops so we the people support them via SSI. Day programs are not work programs and work shoud be paid.
Once again, the government is interfering with good intentions, but with no real understanding of the law of unintended consequences. If the disabled person is capable of training leading to competitive employment, then they would not need this bill. If I am hiring a disabled person, and that person requires a personal supervisor, and/or special equipment, and/or is not likely to be able to produce as a non-disabled person, and then I am told I have to pay them more, well, I am just not interested in hiring that person. Businesses are not charities. They must pay taxes, more now than ever. And, sorry, but they are entitled to profit from their endeavor.
I used to live in Flint. The AC Plant wanted to hire disabled persons for $5/hour (30 years ago) to sweep floors in the shop. It was thought to be a win/win idea. Good for the bottom line, good for the disabled community. The unions threw a hissy fit. Oh NO. Those were UNION jobs. ($15/hr.) AC backed off of course. (They ultimately went bankrupt. )
Many that support the elimination of Section 14 c and the payment of commensurate wages have little idea the doors that this provision have opened for people with significant intellectual disabilities (ID). Or they do not care. The opportunity to work is important to thousands of Americans that,primarily because of their intellectual disability, can not compete for a job at a competitive wage. For some it is more an opportunity to be productive and have a day that is meaningful and structured-just as work in part provides for all- more so than earning a living. Sometimes I think when some mock the wages earned by people with significant ID they are in a backdoor way mocking the ability of a person with a significant disability to make a contribution in the world of employment.
Wait staff in restaurants have worked for subminimum wages for as long as I remember. They depend on their income from tips, and must share that income with the bus staff, (people who clean the tables). In recent years many of the positions in the bus staff have been filled by people with disabilities (also on subminimum wages) but sharing in the tip revenue, if the wait staff is honest.
This a great idea. Every advocate that supports eliminating 14c and workshops can simply start a company and hire 20 people from the local CRP at local minimum wages. Those 20 should not be just the people with the highest production rates but be equally spread across all the ability levels. In our production operation, what we package is sold in big box retail/grocery stores throughout North America. It is very likely readers of this list buy some of these products regularly. Our customers come to us because we have good quality and on time delivery. Our competition is private, for-profit organizations who pay minimum wage. Many of the people we serve had communty jobs of all kinds until they were fired for being too slow. We have other people working all over our community and we strongly encourage that. If I had to pay minimum wage to everyone in our CRP production areas, I would not hire 90% of the people I work with everyday. By having a subminimum wage option they are working at the same types of jobs done by our competitors.
The population we serve needs MORE options, not less. I think the skills-based sub-minimum wage has its purpose in this industry, and I think that sheltered workshops have value as well. The problem is trying to pigeonhole all of the clients into one type of program. They are all individuals and should have a choice in the type of employment they want to pursue. I am more than annoyed at NBC for making everyone think that ppl with disabilities are all making two cents an hour. That's simply not true. It's safe to say that at some level, we *all* work for a skills-based wage. If the government wants people working out in the community, they really need to do a better job of funding supported employment programs.
My daughter functions in the range of moderate-severe intellectual disability. She loves to work and is very proud of working – in a sheltered situation. She works 20 hours per week. There is no way on earth she could function in a competitive employment situation. If sheltered work options are eliminated by the bill, people like my daughter would be unemployed and this would be a tragedy for her.
"What this does is create a requirement that vocational rehabilitation providers make an effort to achieve an employment outcome rather than just shrug their shoulders and place people in sheltered workshops," – I don't see this as an "Either/Or" issue – it is a continuum.
As a parent of a 19 year old in transition I know that he is not capable of earning a competitive wage but that does not mean that he cannot do some work. In order for him to work in any type of "typical" job he would have to have 1:1 constant supervision with continual coaching which would then turn into behavior issues – I do not know any employer that would want to pay competitive wages for him to not be very productive and the 1:1 "coach" too. Where does the payment for the coaches come into this plan?
He currently goes to school and when school is out he attends a "sheltered workshop" He gets paid for work he does – since he's not interested in doing work nor motivated by money or rewards, he does not have much interest in the work past the first minute but he loves going to ATP (Adult Training Program). He loves going because it gives him something meaningful (for him) to do – he loves listening to the music on the radio, changing the station, talking to the staff, talking to the people who bring snacks, and monitoring everyone's business.
He is interested in people and in interacting with people and he has the opportunity to do that in his work – yet he gets paid hardly anything – and he shouldn't because he doesn't do anything that one would consider "productive" there.
We need to have a continuum of services and not force people into tracks that are not appropriate for them. We need to provide meaningful opportunities for work, learning and leisure for our citizens with ID/DD. Just as they all have different abilities and interests, we need to provide variety of meaningful opportunities to match those abilities and interests. Making rules that ALL must be required to pursue vocational rehabilitation services first does not take the variety of abilities and interests into account.
Where does Person-Centered Care fit into requiring all those 24 and under to pursue vocational rehabilitation services first prior to trying other opportunities?
I have young adult twins with I/DD. I think the schools should not be able to take children out of school to participate in "work study" while in HS at least before they are 18, but should receive opportunity to learn as much as possible in school. Then, they will have more skills to bring to a job and more normal HS experience. I have objection to sub-minimum wage under certain conditions. I don't know if there are ever conditions where it is OK. I would rather a day program take on small work projects and provide each worker a stipend for their efforts, than have someone tied to a sub-minimum wage job, especially if the company is making large profits. There are no easy answers, but no other group, no matter how unproductive, gets paid below minimum wage. Just think of Congress or Wall Street traders.
This is totally preposterous. There is no way that a "special" minimum wage should be established, just for disabled people. We deserve the same pay as anyone else.
All Section 511 does is create a subclass of disabled people that will be targeted for potential employers as a group of people who they can get away with paying less money to for their labors.
To apply a one size fits all solution will simply result in tens of thousands of people with the most severe disabilities never working again, even at the minimal level they may be capable of.
The comments are very thought provoking and the debate over what to do in the daytime will bring much needed changes to the field. Families and advocates have to continue pushing for choice, good meaningful education, and constructive use of time. The current system treats too many as if they are prisoners on the workfloor and needs to be changed. Businesses will just not hire and pay minimum wage to most of our clients.
I have a 24yr. old son who currently attends a sheltered workshop. He is mentally and physically disabled, but with a whole lot of love!!! He transitioned from the school to the workshop with absolutely no problems. He would NEVER be able to get a job in the "regular" workforce and earn a living. By working in the workshop, he works for a few hours a day with help and enjoys every minute of it. He could care less about the money he makes. These are NOT sweatshops like "Justme" stated. It seems to me that the only people who think the sheltered workshops are bad are the people who do not have their children attending them. My feeling is that if you have a son or daughter who is high functioning and is capable of going out and getting a "real" job, then send them. But for those of us who have children who can not work in the public workforce, leave us and the workshops alone. Who are you to judge what these people do? I have been to my son's workshop and have seen the work they do. They are very happy and they love to see their friends. There is no criticism, no staring because they are different, no judgemental managers complaining about them. The staff is extremely supportive, helpful, and caring. The government needs to stay out of this. This makes me very angry. Unless you deal with children and adults with developmental disabilities, please don't think that you know what is best for them. Believe me, you don't!!!! They can't seem to run the country, what makes you think that they can handle people with disablilities!!!
Sorry I'm with Greg. To me what this will do is kill the learning curve. You will either come out of high school with the ability to get a job or you will get lost in day hab hell. Day hab is totally appropriate for some people but most don't leave. What about those people who are in between. They could work competitavely but are just missing a few skills or need some experience? I have worked in a sheltered workshop the people who worked there did not consider it a sweat shop. They took brakes when they wanted (as often as they wanted) and earned a little money. Exceptional workers who put forth a lot of effort were encouraged to leave the program and seek other employment. That is the way it should be.
People need to remember that not every person with a disability – particularly those with developmental disabilities – is high functioning enough to hold down a competitive community job even with accommodations. We tend to look at the Sheltered Workshop program through a lens of our own competency. If I can do it, everyone can do it. But that's just not the case.
There are plenty of adults with moderate and extreme developmental delays who couldn't keep a competitive job if they are judged by their productivity and output. For these individuals, Sheltered Workshops give them a chance to learn new skills, interact with friends of all abilities, and have stability and consistency in their lives. And even if you can only produce one widget a day, you will not lose your job or be criticized by your employer.
For many of these clients, Sheltered Workshops are the only option for workplace like environment. They don't have the ability to hold a Supported Employment job. And the organizations who run many of the Sheltered Workshops (Goodwill is not a good example as they are not your average nonprofit in terms of size and revenue) couldn't afford to pay minimum wage or higher and continue to operate. The margins on this kind of work (fulfillment, assembly, packaging) is very small. In order to give these clients the ability to work at their own pace regardless of productivity and provide coaches, mentors and support activities), you need these minimum wage waivers. The numbers don't add up any other way.
It's about choice. It's about giving people another option. If you are able to hold down a competitive community job that's great. But if you can't, you should have other options.
Volunteer employment is a much better option than sheltered workshops. Our agency works with individuals with very sever developmental disabilities. In a volunteer setting, these individuals are in an integrated setting, with the support of a job coach and the opportunity to develop real vocational skills in a non-sheltered environment without the requirement to meet the production expectations of paid employment.
It seems pretty exploitative to have someone work for you, enrich your business and you pay them nothing or $.22 an hour like the lady who is blind and worked for Goodwill. If you look in the dictionary it is the actual definition of the word exploitative! She had to quit because it was costing her more to pay for transportation to and from her job than she actually earned. She was quite concerned how she was going to make it. Adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities cannot afford to live on their social security alone so how will paying someone nothing or a quarter per hour help them to be productive and self sufficient? It makes me quite worried and disgusted to think that my son might enter a transitional program that works for someone and they don't pay him. My great-great grandparents were slaves (I even knew my great grandmother so it wasn't that long ago) and now my son maybe a slave too in the next decade? Oh, no, no, no. Not again and not for my son. I want better for him and everyone else too. I see how many kids with special needs are abused at schools, churches, at therapies, in the playgrounds, on the streets and it certainly doesn't change as special needs kids grow into special needs adults. So no pay, one can't leave if they want too and possible mistreatment? Hmm sounds like slavery me to me. How about this. If society doesn't want to provide a living wage for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities then society should fully financially support them. Then they can go to the day workshops if they want, when they want for fun and for socialization (but that is still a crappy idea because somebody is getting work done for free). How about we make room for everyone in society instead of hiding away those we don't want to see or who make us uncomfortable.
If disabled worker more productive than non-disabled worker in this scenario happens as well. There is a such a thing call work place bullying. The non-disabled worker will feel threaten and resentful being out performed by a disabled worker because that person is earning less and makes the boss should pay the same rate. If the person out performs another worker and is paid less that person feels the income is threaten. To say is that person is disabled cannot perform is erroneous and there might threat of violence not to out perform the non-disabled worker. Non-disabled workers often believe that the disabled workers will take money away from them. To me these reasons are about the same for child labor, slavery, sweatshops, and indentured servitude where perception is that people 1/3 as valued to the workforce. If you want equality in the world for one set of people then it is no longer equality.
To the nay sayers, I say "make a positive recommendation." Criticisms may be well thought out and may be right on the mark, but hey, take those thoughts further and do the hard part of coming up with ways to actually improve the system. Senator Harkin and his colleagues are trying to bring about a positive change for a system that most here agree is in dire need of improvement. We as a group have very few advocates who are in a position to make a difference in the lives of our fellow disabled Americans, so let's get behind and support those who are trying 'something positive.' Taking my own advice, I would like to see the Honorable Senator and the Committee also apply whatever Congressional pressure or influence to get the US Dept of Labor, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to finally publish their "proposed" rule requiring covered federal contractors to employ at least 7% of their workforce as people who have a disability. We all probably know what the federal contract prevailing wages are like, and getting this rule into the marketplace would re-direct thousands of family wage jobs to people who have disabilities, sheltered, or otherwise. But alas, the proposed rule has languished at Labor for over three years now. So, again, to the nay sayers, I say "Stop sniping and come up with some positive recommendations." Advocates must advocate FOR something. Critics are just critics.
The argument that eliminating sub-minimum wage will limit options for people with disabilities is flawed, at best, and is actually, I believe, an intentional torture of logic. An emotional appeal to our sense that choice is a primal right, any limit of which is a grave transgression.
The reality is, there will continue to be options for people with disabilities, but they will be labelled more honestly. People will no longer be required to persist in employment that does not match their skills simply because of the lack of imagination on the part of their "providers." There will be options for people with significant disabilities, but they should aim to explore strengths with a view to integrated employment, rather than insisting on a dismal adherence to a Procrustean definition of productivity.
As a supported employment professional, I am well aware of the rich and varied spectrum of abilities within our community, and the extent to which persons with disabilities are un- and underemployed, it is a reflection of our failure as an industry to match abilities to business needs, not an indication of a lack "work readiness."
I am a director at a Sheltered Workshop and will gladly close my doors when Supported Employment programs can employ all of my people in minimum wage jobs. But, this will NEVER happen. Taking choices away from people with developmental disabilties is a disservice to them.
It is same old argument when women wanted equal pay for same amount of working hours which created Lilly Ledbecker Act. It is same argument that when person of color wanted equal pay as a Caucasian. I heard the argument that woman does not have to pay the same bills as a man. The White man needs more money than African American man. If we raise the minimum wage we will go out of business and limits the choice. Nobody thinks cutting pay for the CEO or upper management who are $200,000 and more but scream bloody murder when lowest wage earner is asking for more. United States have long history of wage discrimination against different sets of people first it was Indentured Servants (who make the same intellectual disabilities), Slavery, Child Labor, and Sub Minimum wage earners. Why do you think that all the manufacturing jobs are over seas and middle class is shrinking in part it is Companies are looking for the cheapest labor force there is to place obscene mark ups on poorly made products. It not the companies are hurting it is everyone.
As for intellectual disabilities they know when they are being treated different and even a toddler knows that. Just because you think you doing the right thing by giving them job the person with intellectual disabilities know when a non-disabled person is making more than they do. Don't be fooling your self thinking that they won't know but they may not understand but they do sense inherent unfairness.
Paying people based upon disability is discrimination but go ahead justify yourself by doing good deeds as some did in pass when labor abuse occurs.
We appreciate Sen. Harkin's efforts on behalf of Americans with Disabilities. Meeting people's needs can only be done by understanding those needs. Our legislator's need to take a deeper dive into the lives of American's with Disabilities; they have a superficial & dashboard picture of the daily lives, struggles and needs of Americans with Disabilities, and their circles of support.
Early regulatory efforts focused on raising the standard of care & holding providers accountable. Later reform, I believe, handicaps provider's efforts to be creative.
Exactly Greg! First of all, giving anyone anything that they do not earn, or do not deserve, simply because someone feels they are "entitled" to it is demeaning. Second, forcing employers to pay more than any position is worth does nothing but kill off jobs. It's already hard getting employers to pay the current minimum wage … want to kill off a huge number of jobs for people with disabilities, force employers to pay more.
Thank you Cheryl Felak for your common sense, real world posting.
Whitney, it's not about paying people less because they have a disability, it's about paying for their abilities. And these often are not to the level of those competing for jobs in the work force. This is not a cruel thing to say, it's just the truth. If they are as capable of doing the same job as anyone else hired for a position at a certain wage, yes, then they should be paid the same. But if they are not, then they should not be.
That is slippery slope Cliff. I am not going argue that intellectual disabilities should be pay on amount of work they produce but I am saying it should not be less 45% of non-disabled. If Sheltar Work place choose to disclose the actual payment I mean net payment . The payroll taxes are still being taken out of the check, I am saying 3 dollars that person makes is that the check pays them 1 due to payroll taxes. I am also saying that the payroll taxes should have exemption on intellectual disabilties. So check the Net versus the Gross pay for intellectual disabilites and compare to rest of sub-minimum wages. What is needed is minimum wages for the intellectual disabilities.
It still needs federal guidelines and awareness not all disabilities mean mental retardation.
So here are the facts that I myself know them to be. Let me start by saying I am a professional in the business of placing those with disabilities in community based employment that means NO sheltered workshops. My company however does have a sheltered workshop option because in human services we are all about CHOICES and OPTIONS because each person with a disability is different and has very unique different needs depending on their disability and the person themselves.
With that said; community based employment is NOT for everyone. Unless the person is capable of performing the essential job tasks without the assistance of a job coach after a set amount of time the person CANNOT and should not be in community based employment. When you have a person with a disability hired by a company outside of a sheltered workshop and have assistance for them for an unspecified amount of time (basically forever) so they can "learn" their job it is not in the beneficial nature for the person or the employer.
In my specific state of Pennsylvania we allow EVERY person who would like to try community based employment to do so. If they cannot or are not ready for such employment they can always try again at a later time being sent to a sheltered workshop is not the end of the world! At my specific company being sent to our sheltered workshop is a stepping stone to come to community employment and earn a regular job when they have worked on the tasks they need to. That is of course if the individual wants to.
Now we also must NOT forget people with disabilities receive aide from the state/government (SSDI/SSI/food stamps/subsidized housing) to assist them with their wages. These things can and are taken away when they begin earning more.
Now who are we to take away their CHOICE of going to a sheltered workshop? For as long as I can remember we have always been about choices – Now we are making their choices for them.
sheltered workshops lead to dead end jobs and they don't want no one to leave their sweatshops it's not really job training it's nothing but a joke the wages lead to a cycle of poverty it's wrong the ceos should live on subminimum not 6 figures 1 figure income they don't deserve their fancy cars and homes they are greedy north carolina is one of the states that alows goodwill industries and other sheltered workshops to pay these lousy wagesl
ARC supports this? I have an individual in NYS that has earned $3 paycheck for working a four hour shift at ARC Works in Monroe County!! How this teaches the value of hard work I do not know. And how they can say they support this effort but practice the activity they say they are against is beyond me. People with developmental disabilities have the right to a fair paycheck just like the rest of us and companies that make their products with this kind of subcontracting should be ashmed. The hypocracy of ARC is appalling.
I must say that in our area (New Castle County Delaware) the situation is exactly the opposite — great pains are taken to place our special population in meaningful employment situations. My sister who has Down Syndome is not comfortable, nor capable enough, to work in the general public. Concern must be given to the individuals who need safety and security in their workplaces, even while earning minimal wages.


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Kanye's Ex and Wiz Khalifia's current girl, Amber Rose was spotted doing a little shopping at Intermix this month in a hip hugging tribal print Mara Hoffman dress. Kim Kardashian, another curvy but fab chick was spotted at Wet Republic in Vegas in the same dress. The dress runs about $392 www.marahoffman.com or www.revolveclothing.com
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Son of Naliah, queen of the amphibian people of Aquanis, and some random sailor (Smokey Cr's name has been mentioned), on coming of age Numar decided to explore the world above the sea to see if it was really how it looked on his favorite TV show. Panic breaks out on Clint Beach! But after a few difficulties in fitting in, he's now of course decided to join the Ulu Watu.
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Go ninja go ninja go!
The Airblaster Men's Ninja Suit is a master of warmth whether you're skiing, camping, or surviving the cold temperatures. Its Air Tech fabric mixes brushed polyester with stretchy Lycra for a
four-way stretch, superior moisture management, and midweight warmth. A formed fit keeps bulk to a minimum, increases moisture wicking, and ensures a soft feel from head to toe.
Airblaster also equipped the Ninja Suit with a snug 7-panel hood for extra coverage. The thumbholes secure the sleeves in place to ease layering on a cold winter day, and the 350° waist zipper makes bathroom breaks a breeze.
- Air Tech fabric
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- 7-panel hood
- Thumbholes
- 350° waist zipper
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mark burnett, Employee
Warmest ninja on the mountain
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
Height: 6' 0"Weight: 175 lbsSize Purchased: Large
Airblaster is the originator of the ninja suit design. Having the 3/4 zip at the waist is key with these for your full days on the hill. You cannot compare many of the other brands to the designs and functionality of the Ninja suit. Great for almost all conditions from snowy days, to cold blue bird pow days, but maybe a bit too warm for some during spring riding unless you have the chest unzipped.

I've used the same ninja suit for 2 years with no issue, getting ready to use it for a third! These things are durable to say the least!
Matt Dombrowski, Employee
My favorite layer
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
Height: 5' 11"Weight: 165 lbsSize Purchased: Medium
I love the ninja suit. It's a great layer on normal to cold days on the mountain, easy to layer under or over, plus it's the perfect chill-attire for before and after the mountain. The medium was a good fit.
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This weighs in at a little more than a 1/4 lb. ( 190g)
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I got this for a Helicopter skiing trip, I could not have been more happy with its performance. It was the single most important item I brought on the trip! Saved me from the mid day cold chills that you get when you spend all morning getting your outer layers wet from heavy snow ! Highly recommend this!
As good as it gets!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: True to size
This Ninja is seriously warm and awesome! It feels like a soft layer of sunshine against your skin. I find myself shedding layers more often than not with this on. And let me tell you what.. the 350° zipper makes a world of difference in the John! This is a must have for anyone who finds themselves having to bundle up with layers.
Great review, you answered every question I had.
Now I have decide between to colors :)
Best base layer in the world!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I've had my Ninja Suit for years and have used it for just about everything: cycling, camping, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and even just cold days in town. It is extremely comfortable and provides noticeable warmth and breathability while being thin enough and allowing for full mobility that I sometimes forget I am wearing it! The waist zip allows for full restroom access so it is easy to keep it on for days when camping. I've tried other base layers and nothing compares to the Ninja Suit. Best base layer ever!
The ORIGINAL Ninja Suit!!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
The Ninja Suit is the best long underwear I've ever had. Period. If you're a bit hesitant on the one piece, don't be! Its super easy to get a Ninja Suit on and off, easy to ventilate, easy to go #1 and #2 out of! The Ninja Suit has been on the market for 10 years, and I can tell you they have it dialed. There are a lot of copycats on the market now, so beware, I've seen some pretty ill fitting ones. These do run a little large compared to most outdoor companies sizing, so you may want to size down from what you normally wear if you want it to fit more snugly. I'm 5'8" 175 and I wear a Medium which fits me great. Not baggy, but not overly tight. The fabric is 4 way stretch, so pretty forgiving wrt sizing, and I don't want mine too tight because i wear it to and from the mountain, on the couch... always and anywhere.... sometimes to the grocery store...


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Stamp collectors can now add Johnny Cash to their collection. Known to his fans as 'The Man In Black,' Johnny's stamp is being issued this year as part of the United States Postal Service's new Music Icons series. Resembling a 45 rpm record sleeve, the stamp features a photograph of Johnny taken by Frank Bez during the photo session for Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash.
Johnny's music was inspired by stories of outlaws and laborers and his own life. Born in the Depression, he grew up in rural Arkansas. The culture, particularly the Bible, gospel and country music, remained with him throughout his life with music colored by themes of redemption, loneliness, love, loss and death.
By the 1960s, Johnny was one of the top artists in country music. His string of hits included "Cry, Cry, Cry," "I Walk the Line," and "A Boy Named Sue," which won a GRAMMY. His career surged again in the 1990s with several more GRAMMY Awards. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
The Johnny Cash stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp, which are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate. Greg Breeding served as art director and designer for the stamp.


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Pop-up blockers are applications that prevent pop-up, pop-over and pop-under ad windows from being displayed on the user's screen when browsing through the Internet. Pop-up blockers are of different genre, some will block all pop-ups, some will cut off all advertisements from the publisher's site, while some others will help the user choose the type of pop-ups to be blocked. Operating system can do nothing to prevent pop-ups from being displayed; only the browser has the ability to do so.
In Windows 8, the situation is not much different. If you are using any third party browsers you are vulnerable to pop-up ads. But if you are using Internet Explorer 10, you're not that much at risk. Windows 8 support says that the Pop-up blocker of IE10 can cut out all unwanted pop-ups in the browser by default. If you don't want a pop-up blocker set on your browser, Windows 8 support recommends a procedure for disabling the pop-up blocker in IE 10.
Instructions by Windows 8 support for disabling Pop-up blocker
- Open the Desktop by clicking the Desktop tile on the Start Screen.
- Next, click on the Internet Explorer 10 icon on the task bar to open IE 10.
- If you see IE10 on the taskbar, then click on the Search, type Internet Explorer in the Search box and click on the IE icon.
- Click on the Tools icon Alt + X on the tool bar.
- Select the Internet Options.
- Click on the Privacy tab.
- Uncheck / un-tick Turn on Pop-up Blocker to disable popup blocker in Internet Explorer 10.
You can also try another method for the same. Visit a site which has pop-ups, then a message will be shown saying the pop up is blocked. Click on the message and select View to see the blocked popup. Uncheck the pop-up blocker. Besides, if the pop-up blocker is enabled, then you will see Settings next to the option where you check or uncheck Turn on Pop-up Blocker in the Privacy tab. Here, you can allow pop-ups from specific sites by entering their website address (URL). This will disable popup blocker for those specific sites.
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Thursday, November 14, 2013
© Copyright 2015 Newton Citizen
COVINGTON — Experience is going to be on the side of the Newton girls as they start their 2013-14 season with a Region 2-AAAAAA game against Alcovy at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Last Rams, who finished last season as region runner-up with an overall record of 20-8, have seven seniors coming back with all seven having started at one point last year.
"They know what's going on and we should be ready to go," Newton head coach Tiffani Johnson said. "They're able to make corrections quicker and they know they system so I'm looking for big things from my seniors."
Since her sophomore year, Precious Price has been the catalyst of the Newton girls basketball team. While she is still a big part of the team, the Lady Rams may not be hurt if she has on off night because of the experience on the team.
A few of the players helping her carry the load include seniors Deandra Reed and Cynteria Langhorne.
"She's definitely a big part but not as big of a part. She doesn't have the whole weight on her shoulders," Johnson said of Price. "They (seniors) have all stepped up. We also have a new freshman, Imani Broadnax, so I don't think they'll be as much pressure as we put on her last year. We have a lot of people that can contribute so it's not solely in her hands.
"She can handle it but I just think it's nice to have some help. A win or loss is not all on her, it's on the team now and not just on Precious."
Other players that have really stepped up and taken the challenge include Sonia Forney.
"Deandra Reed stepped up last year but now she's more of a vocal leader. She holds the girls responsible and makes sure they're doing what they're suppose to do and that's making sure she is as far as talking. Her leadership on the floor is the biggest thing that's increased. Deandra and Sonia Forney, they're knowledge has really helped out," Johnson said.
The other seniors on the team include Tori Pharr, Shay Lawrence and Mercedes Booker.
Last season, the Lady Rams had their season ended with a 55-38 defeat to Tift County in the second round of the playoffs. This season they hope that things will be different and they can actually win region while advancing beyond the second round of the playoffs. While those are long-term goals, they want to make a quick start coming out of the blocks.
"Right now we're working on coming out with intensity every game," Johnson said. "Our goal is to leave it all on the floor every time we step out on the court."
The Newton girls have been scrimmaging against the boys basketball team in hopes of elevating their game. They are also training and practicing at a faster pace in hopes that it will translate into a faster tempo during the year.
Price and a few other players have improved their perimeter shooting opening the door for quicker scores. However, the Lady Rams also have some height on the team this making them a threat no matter what defenses may throw at them.
"I hope we get a couple of games where everyone is on at the same time. That adds a lot of versatility to us and hopefully we can pick teams apart," Johnson said. "If they put us in the zone we can hit the outside shots. If they put us in man we have people that are fast and some perpetrators and (rebounders). We have a little bit of everything so hopefully we can give the defense's a little bit of trouble this year."
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- Eastside, Newton sweep their opponents in weekend play ( December 9, 2013 )
- Newton girls win region match, Newton and Heritage boys drop their games ( December 4, 2013 )