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To: koan who wrote (769610)	2/14/2014 8:36:20 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578177

Looks like you were left behind Pops…. The younger folks get what you don't. Think about it. And try reading the comments. you'r e completely out of touch. ++++++ Protesters Greet UC President Janet Napolitano On Visit To Berkeley Campus February 13, 2014 5:54 PM View Comments Protesters at UC President Janet Napolitano’s visit to UC Berkeley on February 13, 2014. (CBS/Doug Sovern) sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com BERKELEY (KCBS) – University of California President Janet Napolitano spent Thursday meeting with students and faculty at UC Berkeley, though many were not pleased she was on campus. A small, but noisy band of protesters shadowed Napolitano during her day of meetings on campus. Protesters Greet UC President Janet Napolitano On Visit To Berkeley CampusDoug Sovern Cal graduate Justin Chiang said Napolitano’s tenure as head of Homeland Security, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, makes her the wrong choice to lead the UC system. “We want to demand that the UC Regents, who hired Janet Napolitano, to remove her immediately, and replace her with a great educator, who can really champion public education,” he said. Napolitano said she was too busy to respond to KCBS personally, but her spokeswoman, Dianne Klein, said she is not about to resign because of these kind of protests, and that it comes with the job. “Berkeley is a cradle of free speech, as is the University of California in general,” Klein said. “This is part of the fabric of the university.” Napolitano’s visit was her 10th and final stop of a UC campus listening tour that began last year, and she has been met with protesters throughout her tour of the system. Despite the protest, Klein said Napolitano is the ideal choice to lead the UC system, and not just because she is a good fundraiser.

To: koan who wrote (769610)	2/14/2014 10:50:42 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578177

Most Americans don't know the widespread use of maids in middle and upper class Indians...... Employing a maid and other household help in India is common. Many Non- Resident Indians (NRIs), including myself, have lived in the West where we had to do all the household chores without any help. However, when we come back to India, we realize most of the people behave as if they live in the raja saheb days, so maids and other household help becomes a requirement. While having household help can relieve some burden and simplify life, it also becomes increasingly complicated as we add on hired help to the list. We must remember that maids want their own holidays, take planned or unplanned leave for trips to their native place, or to attend to sickness and family concerns. Because of this, retaining maids can be and is a problem for many. In India, 30% of the urban population lives in slums. 80% of these people work in informal sectors earning as little as $2/day. 64% of women don't have access to toilets, and 98% don't have direct water supply. 35% of the women have at least one chronic disease like TB. These factors have resulted in an unhappy and unhealthy female workforce. Maid in India addresses these issues at its core - by providing opportunities for women to improve their standard of living. What is the issue, problem, or challenge?In India, maids are an essential part of our lives, but their treatment and pay do not reflect that. For millions of maids who have no recognition as a labor-force, MII organizes, trains and provides them employment, giving them access to our benefits package, including health cover, insurance, pension and child support. Our maids earn 97% more than before. This has helped us provide legitimacy to their vocation, create a healthier, more effective and more prosperous labor force.