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BY?Pradip Rodrigues

Recently a forwarded piece of mail was accidentally sent to this newspaper, I figured it out after I called the sender who was baffled. He told me it was a private email that was definitely not supposed to be sent to a newspaper office of all places. The email contained two attachments, one pertaining to Bill 13, which amends Ontario?s Education Act with respect to bullying. And the other was a downloadable letter parents could sign and send to their child?s school.
Now Bill 13 is controversial because several faith-based religious groups have resisted it based on the fact that the subjects dealt with are contrary to their religious and moral values. So what exactly is this Bill 13 that seems to have stirred a hornet?s nest. Following cases of bullying and growing intolerance toward LGBTTIQ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, intersex, queer and questioning) people. The Bill introduced by the McGuinty government passed earlier this year is intended to ensure school-going students have the knowledge, skills, attitude and values to engage in the world and importantly, making their schools and communities more tolerant for all people.
The forwarded email had a downloadable letter titled- Our Family?s Traditional Values Letter for parents who wished their children excused from discussions and classes that dealt with subjects like sex education, environmentalism, moral relativism and situational ethics. The reason being that these were sensitive subjects and the position held by a secular society clashed with their conservative religious values.
Thousands of conservative students all across Ontario and more specifically the GTA are routinely pulled out of classes that their parents deem inappropriate . In some schools a significant number of students are excused from attending following notes from their parents. Looked at in another way, this well could be another form of censorship?restricting a child?s access to information being discussed logically in a classroom. This is not to say that the children will feed their heightened curiosity by simply looking it up on the Internet.
I met a conservative Muslim mother recently who was vehemently opposed to any teachings about gays and lesbians because to her it was wrong and unnatural and the way the schools were teaching the subjects tended to lend legitimacy to the subject.I wonder how this parents will explain to her child that in 2012, it is quite okay for a child to have two mothers?
On an online blog, one South Asian parent actually went on to suggest that since pre-marital sex was not an option for South Asian children, attending a sex education class was quite unnecessary. My research for this piece led me to an abortion clinic near Trillium hospital in Mississauga. On that particular afternoon, there were women from all races, 50 percent of the women seeking abortions were non-White, one girl, who I suspected could be no more than 19-years-old was there with her boyfriend, she was obviously in some school for sure, she even had books with her and one more thing, she wore a hijab. I so wish some of these parents who are under the mistaken belief that their children do not need to attend sex education classes saw what I saw. How many of these conservative girls and boys missed those classes because their parents thought it clashed with their religion and values?
As a parent, I teach my child values, but that doesn?t mean I will shield him from a discussion at school on any issue regardless of how I feel about it. For example, my Grade 2 son startled me last year when he told me that men can get married to men, apparently a boy in his class mentioned it to him. When it is time for the school to have a talk on the issue, I will be quite happy to have him sit in there and understand the issue as well as every other issue that will help make him a better and more tolerant individual.
If more and more children are kept away from free and frank discussions on sensitive issues, we risk a return to the dark ages. It is okay for families to privately believe God created earth or that aliens were behind it. But a classroom is probably the only sane place where all viewpoints can be aired, discussed and debated so that everyone has a broad understanding of life in the 21st century.
It isn?t just the separation of Church and State that needs to be enforced but the separation of Church and School.

By Pradip Rodrigues

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Environmental factors can mitigate genetic risk for developing alcohol problems

ScienceDaily (Nov. 8, 2012) ? Alcohol use during adolescence is harmful on multiple levels, including an increased risk for developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs) later in life. Recent research suggests that genetic influences are moderated by environmental factors. A new study of gene-environment interactions between a functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the ?-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene (A118G) and the risk for developing an AUD during adolescence, with a specific focus on the influence of parenting practices or affiliation with deviant peers, has confirmed that environmental factors can moderate this association.

Results will be published in the February 2013 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.

"The harmful effects of underage drinking are well documented," said Robert Miranda, associate professor in the department of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University and corresponding author for the study. "They include injury-related death, suicide, victimization, academic failure and dropout, and possibly irreversible damage to the developing brain."

"Consuming alcohol during adolescence confers different health risks, some are similar to adults, others have particular significance for this stage of human development," said John F. Kelly, associate professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and associate director of Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Center for Addiction Medicine. "Alcohol harms can be caused directly, for instance by the action of alcohol on the body such as drinking a large amount resulting in overdose death, or indirectly, through psychological impairments associated with acute intoxication that lead to accidental injury such as car accidents, falls, drowning and so on. Because adolescents are typically inexperienced regarding the effects of alcohol, they are more likely to run into these kinds of problems. Furthermore, early exposure to alcohol during this developmental phase can dramatically influence the chances that someone will develop an alcohol use disorder."

"This SNP of the ?-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene has received considerable attention among alcohol researchers over the past decade," said Miranda. "A number of adult studies suggest persons with a certain variant of this gene experience alcohol as more rewarding and show heightened risk for developing alcohol-related problems. We were interested in extending this work to adolescents."

The researchers recruited adolescents from the community via flyers and informational booths stationed at local recreational settings such as malls as well as high schools, leading to 104 adolescents with European ancestry (53 males, 51 females), ages 12-19 years. All participants were interviewed to ascertain AUD diagnoses, provided a DNA sample for genetic analyses, and completed measures of parental monitoring and deviant peer affiliation.

"The key finding of this study is that while genetics appear to play a role in the development of alcohol problems among teenagers, environmental factors can considerably reduce this risk," said Miranda. "The implication is that risk for the developing alcohol addiction is complex and involves interplay between genetic and environmental factors. It is important for future research to more fully elucidate the nature of this relationship and to develop intervention and prevention strategies that are personalized to the individual based on his or her unique liability and clinical profile."

Kelly agreed. "These findings add to a growing body of work that suggests genes are not destiny; rather, there are many things that we can do in the environment to offset genetic risk," he said. "This research has crucial social and public health implications because it addresses the intriguing issue of how something that we do have control over -- our environment -- can influence something that we do not have control over -- our genes. Importantly, this study suggests there are things that parents can do, like monitoring their child's social behavior more closely, and thus reduce risk for the development of a potentially devastating disorder."

"It is well-known that parenting practices and affiliation with deviant peers influence the risk of developing problems with alcohol during adolescence," said Miranda. "This study further highlights the importance of these malleable factors by showing greater parental monitoring and less affiliation with deviant peers can reduce genetic risk for developing alcohol use disorders."

"If you are a parent, pay closer attention to your child's whereabouts, and with whom your kids are affiliating socially, both of which can pay enormous dividends in reducing problems," added Kelly. "Beginning an open and ongoing conversation with your child along these lines, including discussing the nature of alcohol-specific risks, could eradicate a potentially devastating problem."

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Lakers fire coach Mike Brown after 1-4 start

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2012 file photo Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown holds his head before the start of the first quarter during an NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City. A report from USA Today says the Lakers have fired Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge of the team. The newspaper report Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 cited Brown's agent, Warren Legarie, as the source of the information. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2012 file photo Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown holds his head before the start of the first quarter during an NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City. A report from USA Today says the Lakers have fired Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge of the team. The newspaper report Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 cited Brown's agent, Warren Legarie, as the source of the information. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - This March 29, 2012 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown gesturing during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles. A report from USA Today says the Lakers have fired Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge of the team. The newspaper report Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 cited Brown's agent, Warren Legarie, as the source of the information. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown shouts to his team in the fourth quarter of NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz defeated the Lakers 95-86. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

FILE - This July 11, 2012 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown, left, and owner Jim Buss laughing during a news conference at the basketball team's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. A report from USA Today says the Lakers have fired Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge of the team. The newspaper report Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 cited Brown's agent, Warren Legarie, as the source of the information. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

FILE - This March 21, 2012 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown arguing a call during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, in Dallas. A report from USA Today says the Lakers have fired Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge of the team. The newspaper report Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 cited Brown's agent, Warren Legarie, as the source of the information. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade,File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Mike Brown followed an 11-time NBA champion coach with the Los Angeles Lakers, taking charge of a roster packed with aging talent and a franchise anticipating more titles.

And after just 71 regular-season games, the Lakers decided Brown wasn't the man for a pressure-packed job.

The Lakers fired their coach on Friday after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge, making one of the earliest coaching changes in NBA history.

Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak announced the surprising move several hours before the club hosted Golden State. Assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff agreed to run the Lakers against the Warriors while the club's top brass began what's likely to be a swift search for Brown's replacement just 18 months after his hiring.

"The bottom line is that the team is not winning at the pace we expected this team to win, and we didn't see improvement," Kupchak said at the Lakers' training complex in El Segundo.

Los Angeles began the season with sky-high expectations after trading for center Dwight Howard and point guard Steve Nash, adding two superstars alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. But the Lakers went 0-8 during the preseason last month for the first time in franchise history before stumbling into the regular season with an 0-3 start, losing to Dallas, Portland and the Clippers.

After finally beating Detroit last Sunday for their first win, the Lakers looked listless again in a loss at Utah on Wednesday, dropping to last place in the Western Conference. Los Angeles' defense has been largely poor, and the players acknowledge they still haven't figured out the new offense installed by Brown during training camp.

"They either weren't getting it, or they were going to take too long to get it," Kupchak said. "And we weren't willing to wait to see which of the two it was."

With a combination of an aging core of talent and a massive payroll, Kupchak and owners Jim and Jerry Buss decided they couldn't wait even one more weekend to start winning. Brown was dismissed in a morning meeting before the Lakers began a six-game homestand.

"We're not looking five or 10 years down the road," Kupchak said. "This team was built to contend this year. There's no guarantee that this team can win a championship, but we feel that it can be deeply in the hunt. We're also aware that our players ... are getting older, so our feeling is that we can contend at this level for another couple of years."

Bickerstaff said he was "shocked" by Brown's firing, echoing the feelings of virtually every assistant coach and player. The 68-year-old veteran coach only joined Brown's staff in September, but agreed to take over on an interim basis when Kupchak, his former player in Washington, asked him.

"We have a professional obligation to come to work and do our jobs," Bickerstaff said. "The emotional part of it has to be set aside. ... I just don't want the guys looking over at the bench tonight. I want them to go play and have some fun. You can't make a multitude of changes in six, seven hours."

In his brief news conference, Kupchak did nothing to squelch speculation Phil Jackson could return for a third tenure with the Lakers. The 67-year-old Jackson walked away from the club in 2011 with few apparent hard feelings, and his health has markedly improved after knee replacement surgery during his time away from the NBA.

Kupchak said he hadn't reached out to any candidates for the job, but thinks it's likely the Lakers will hire an experienced coach who isn't currently working. Jackson still spends most of his time in Los Angeles, even visiting the Lakers' offices on occasion ? and Jim Buss' sister, Lakers executive Jeanie Buss, is Jackson's longtime girlfriend.

"When there's a coach like Phil Jackson, one of the all-time greats, and he's not coaching, I think you would be negligent not to know that he's out there," Kupchak said.

Mike D'Antoni also is a likely candidate for the job, given the former Phoenix and New York coach's ties to the Lakers' roster. Nash enjoyed a long stretch of success in D'Antoni's up-tempo offense with the Suns, winning back-to-back MVP awards, and Bryant was a big fan of D'Antoni as a player while he grew up in Italy.

Brown, the longtime Cleveland Cavaliers coach, was hired in May 2011 to replace Jackson, signing a four-year deal worth roughly $18 million. Kupchak said the eight-figure payout they'll have to make on Brown's contract wasn't a factor in their decision.

"It's a pretty direct message to all of us," Gasol said while leaving the Lakers' shootaround Friday morning in El Segundo. "There's no messing around. It's time for all of us to step it up."

Bryant, in his 17th season with the Lakers, posted his thoughts on Facebook after shootaround.

"Tough day," Bryant wrote. "I've seen coaches as well as friends come and go. No matter how many years I've been playing, it's still hard to deal with. I had a good relationship with Mike and I will continue to have one. ... I'm not sure what direction we are heading in next. All I can do is focus on the here and now."

Brown's players all were fully behind him in public, with Bryant vocally suggesting critics of the Lakers' new offense should give them time to get it working. Bryant missed a significant portion of training camp while dealing with minor injuries, and Nash has a small fracture in his leg that has kept him out of the lineup since the Lakers' second game. Nash could be sidelined into December.

Yet the Lakers had given no indication they might demolish their coaching staff until Kupchak gathered the players Friday morning to inform them of the decision.

While Lakers fans reacted with their usual panic whenever the 16-time NBA champions lose a few games in a row, Kupchak and Buss publicly appeared to stand firmly behind Brown, who had pleaded for patience, saying the Lakers might not hit their stride until January after so many changes.

"I have great respect for the Buss family and the Lakers' storied tradition, and I thank them for the opportunity they afforded me," Brown said in a statement issued by the Lakers. "I have a deep appreciation for the coaches and players that I worked with this past year, and I wish the organization nothing but success as they move forward."

Coaches reacted with surprise around the league after Brown's dismissal was announced. He is thought to be the first NBA coach to make it fewer than six games into a season since Dolph Schayes left the Buffalo Braves after one game in 1971.

"When you see one of your coaching peers, part of your fraternity, not getting an opportunity, it's tough," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We know that this business is like. At the same time, really, we just want an opportunity when you're coaching, a full season, health, et cetera, all those factors to be right. Mike is an excellent coach. He's proven it. He's got a track record. That's a shame that it came down to that."

Boston coach Doc Rivers said the firing was "awful," noting he had similar feelings when Orlando fired him following a 1-10 start in late 2003. Pistons coach Lawrence Frank sarcastically suggested five games "was enough of a sample" to judge the Lakers, saying he thought Brown "would have done a great job."

"Look, all of us in coaching understand the drill, so it's not a sympathy card," Frank said. "You just really wish for anyone that you're given a legitimate shot."

Along with the usual urgency accompanying any Lakers season, Howard is under contract for just one more season before the six-time All-Star center can become a free agent. The Lakers' core players around Howard are all over 30, and the 38-year-old Nash barely made his debut before getting sidelined.

Los Angeles went 41-25 and reached the second round of the playoffs last season in Brown's debut, losing to Oklahoma City. Brown received criticism even for that largely successful season, with Magic Johnson predicting Brown would be fired if the Lakers lost to Denver in the first round.

Brown implemented a new offensive scheme this fall that didn't appear to suit his players' talents, yet the Lakers also played spotty defense, Brown's specialty. The Lakers' Princeton-inflected offense received ridicule, but Bryant and his teammates largely defended the motion scheme, saying they needed time to implement it.

"I don't think we lost faith at any moment," Gasol said. "I think we all believed in what we were trying to do. We also understood it was going to take a little bit of time to do things the way they should have been done. As far as our game, it wasn't happening as fast as we all wanted it to."

The 42-year-old Brown has won just about everything except a title. He led Cleveland to the 2007 NBA Finals and went 272-138 over five seasons with the Cavaliers, becoming the most successful coach in franchise history.

Bickerstaff was a head coach in Charlotte, Seattle, Denver and Washington, going 415-517.

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AP Sports Writers Paul Newberry, Howard Ulman and Jeff Latzke contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Members of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus said Thursday that responses they received from nine major data brokers provided only a glimpse of a multibillion-dollar industry "that has operated in the shadows for years." Data brokers tap a variety of sources for consumer information, including mobile phones and social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. The data is then packaged and sold to advertisers and retailers seeking to tailor their marketing campaigns to specific customers.

The privacy caucus sent letters to the data brokers in July. One of the main questions it wants answered is how data brokers rate consumers and group them into categories.

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Apple Sells 3 Million iPad Minis And 4th Generation iPads In 3 Days

Apple has just announced that the iPad mini and 4th generation iPad, both of which debuted on October 23 in San Francisco, have just topped 3 million sales in 3 days. The smaller, lighter tablet had been rumored for years, yet its arrival was somewhat overshadowed by Hurricane Sandy devastating the North East. And the 4th gen iPad came as a bit of a surprise, though it was also rumored prior to launch.

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