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I am writing a book called Stop Walking on Eggshells for Partners (SWOEP) which is for people who have a borderline or narcissist spouse. It will be out in 2018, assuming I get out of bed and stop answering questions on Quora. (I have already finished binge-watching The Good Wife.)In SWOEP, I have one chapter on the effects of having a high conflict parent and another chapter on what steps the other parent and others can to take to ameliorate the long-lasting effects.The first draft of each of these chapter is 40 single spaced pages EACH, and I have to cut that down by 75%. My plan is to put these two full chapters in booklet form and make them ebooks before the full book comes out in 2018. I will offer them on my website and maybe/probably/likely Amazon. (See the end of this post on how to be alerted when it is out.)WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANTI entered this field because I had a borderline mother, and this book has really been my first chance to talk about what I feel is the absolute most important thing, which is preventing borderline disorder passing on from generation to generation.A person with a borderline parent is 5 times more likely to develop the disorder, although we don't know what is nature and what is nurture. Probably a little of each.Gathering the information for the book took two of us a year to compile (me and a woman named Kim Roth, who is the author of the book Surviving a Borderline Parent. She said that researching and writing a draft of these chapters was harder than writing her entire book.)RESEARCH ON EFFECTS OF BPD MOTHERINGPeople have just started doing research on the effects of borderline mothering (not daddying, alas), and you can find research at various places on the net.Start by googling “NEABPD” and “Jenny Macfie.” She has an audio presentation and PDF on the effects on this site of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, a wonderful fountain of research. You will find both research she's done personally and research she summarizes from others.So we know the problems— but what about the solutions? We have yet to do any research on how to counteract negative effects. Really, there is no way I can see to do such research ethically. Would we have a control group of kids that get help and one in which they don’t?I must admit when I read Macfie’s paper, she ended it with fewer suggestions on how to help children overcome challenges then I, a non therapist and non researcher, had written up in 1998 in Stop Walking on Eggshells. Geeze!A POLITICAL HOT POTATIOPeople in the borderline biz (advocates, me, family members, trainers, treatment professionals, people with BPD, etc.) don't talk about this problem a whole lot. On purpose.Talking about potentially stigmatizing things about BPD is a little bit like someone farting loudly in the middle of a quiet library. It happens, but you pretend that it didn't happen, and you know that they know, and they know that you know but nobody says anything and there's no need to make the embarrassed farter feel even worse.First, it is a problem without a solution, and nobody knows the answers or will hazard a guess. And the horrible terrible truth is that people with BPD who know their limitations and want to do right by them are the people who hear this kind of information.They get hurt and feel shame, while the much larger general borderline population out in the real world never hears or care about it because they don't believe they have borderline disorder.(This is a problem with everything and I don't know how we can come up with a solution until we manage somehow to subdivide the borderline population. In our hypothetical analogy, these are the mothers who fart loudly and blame somebody else for it, even their own kids.)Getting back to Political Hot Potato: Clinicians and researchers don’t dare come out with opinions that are not fully researched in random controlled trials.In other words, before they say that Harley Riders are more likely to wear black leather then elders in an assisted living facility, they have to prove it with a grant of a couple hundred thousand dollars, a control group, an advertisement in Harley magazine, and 10 researchers with pens and clipboards.I totally understand this because their reputation is on the line. But the human species has been parenting for a long time without the benefit of any studies, and somehow we're all still here and most of us don't froth at the mouth unless we are talking about recent politics.Second, clinicians and researchers who do these kinds of studies (and they exist!) are extremely sensitive to not furthering stigma of the disorder or painting all borderline mothers with the same brush and making them feel worse.And if you are a therapist to people with BPD, it would be career suicide to insult them or make them feel shameful. People who treat borderline patients have chosen one of the most difficult populations to treat. While opinions vary about which treatments are best, nobody goes into this unless they have a real solid desire to help people who are hurting.DENIAL: NOT JUST A RIVER IN EGYPTFor example, in 1996, I went to one of the first seminars on BPD in NYC. A speaker mentioned that some people are concerned with the effect of borderline parenting, and a collective astonished gasp rippled through the gathering of 200 people.I have waited for many, many years for the research to finally start coming out so we can actually scientifically theorize that borderline parents need help, which you will understand better as you keep reading.CHALLENGES OF BPD MOTHERINGRather than summarize the entire chapter on the effects of BPD parenting, simply look at the list of traits of borderline personality disorder and imagine the effect of these traits on a small child.Fear of abandonment, meaning that at The crucial ages where children go off on their own (toddler, teens) the mom may feel abandoned and discourage this exploration in one way or another.Suicidal suicidal and self-mutilating behavior. One little girl became so jaded by suicide attempts that she would just sigh and go to her dad and inform him.Having having the developmental equivalent of a child, such as using primitive defense mechanisms such as splitting or seeing things in black and white. This means putting a kid up on a pedestal one day and knocking them down on another, or have a favorite sibling and a disfavored sibling.General inconsistency, meaning the rules may change from day-to-day and the parent may not remember that the rules were different or may simply not care.A focus on the self and an impaired ability to put oneself in somebody else's shoes and show empathyA rage that is unlike any other rage that you have heard of that may be trigered by small things that represent big things to the person with a disorder. When I was a teen, I once hid in the bathroom as my mother ran into my room and ripped posters off the wall. Why? I had not made dinner by the time she came home from work. (My parents are divorced.) From my point of view, I was being an irresponsible teenager. From her point of view, she was a single mother with a hard job, a long commute, and two kids who could put a pot roast in the oven. She must have felt totally unloved and unsupported. But the problem is that kids don't understand these things until they become adults. All I know was shame and horror as she screamed, “Why why why why why why (didnt you make dinner).” Keep in mind this was not a single occurrence. Something like this could happen at any moment of any day about anything.A tendency to overcontrol. Combined with inconsistent rules, this one is a doozy.Inappropriate boundaries, such as complaining to a daughter about problems with the husband.Great impulsivity and a tendency to do reckless things such as shoplift, Drive recklessly, and spend too much money.Mood swingsUnstable relationshipsI could go on here but I think you get the general point.RESULT: POOR ATTACHMENT BONDSOf the many studies done, there was one of borderline mothers in treatment who agreed to have their parenting observed in a laboratory. I would call this a best case scenario of borderline mothers because the subjects were obviously trying their best and want to be even better.Even then, even then, the research showed that compared to non borderline mothers, the borderline mothers had “poor attachment” with their children. Books have been written on attachment theory. Here is one good article that explains it. Can Attachment Theory Explain All Our Relationships?SUGGESTIONS TO HELP KIDSIn terms of how the non borderline parent can try to help their child overcome these attachment problems and other issues such as enmeshment, blaming, criticizing, parentification and more, the second chapter has sections on what to do.This includes:Making the bond between the non borderline parent and child strongerRole modeling the kind of techniques I discuss in my book The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder. This is the most critical thing to doImprove the relationship with the borderline spouse at least to the extent that arguing Is never done in front of the children. This is because children learn about what is normal in a relationship from their parents’ marriage. Keep in mind that if the situation between you and your spouse is one of abuser and abused, this will be toxic to the development of the child's adult relationships.Help the children learn to identify and manage their emotions. THIS IS CRITICAL! Take a look at the books Running on Empty by Jonice Webb or Don’t Alienate the Children by Bill Eddy. Children need “attunment” and “validation.”Set absolute boundaries when it comes to name-calling and other abusive behavior. By the time this chapter comes in the book, people have already read all of the tools and know how to do that. Ongoing emotional abuse of a child has been shown to be worse than one occasion of sexual abuse. If you have to, take the kids and leave. Sign them up for afterschool activities. Introduce yourself to the parents of friends and subtly encourage friendships in which your children see better role models and are away from home. Ask friends and family to help. NATURALLY, DONT SAY WHY.If you come across the borderline parent doing something inappropriate, intervene without coming between the parent and child or taking anybody's side. If you don't, you will come upon the stereotypical Karpman triangle drama of persecutor, rescuer, and victim, and the borderline parent will feel like you're taking sides. The child may learn to divide and conquer. Increasing the conflict between you and the child's parent does not help. This is tricky, and you really need the instructions from the chapter.Explain borderline behavior without using the term at an age that is appropriate to the child. There are some cases in which you can use the term, such as when the kid can Google the symptoms and come across the term anyway. Of course if there's any possibility of them throwing it at the parents face, do not do this. Again, I explain this in the chapter and give examples.Know signs that indicate that professional intervention is needed. I go through a list of the different types of mental health professionals that work with children.Something fairly simple and extremely important is developing consistent routines for children of any age. Having a borderline parent can be chaos. You need to provide as much stability and consistency as you can so kids know what to expect.Take care of yourself and ask for help! Not only will you be acting as two parents in some cases, but you will be the hall room monitor. Get respite.SOME DON’TSDon't assume that all borderline parents are bad. A parent who is knows their limitations and works on them can be better than one who is unconscious and does not work on them. Studies do not show that 100% of subjects do such and such or are such and such. They talk about issues of statistical significance of the particular population they are studying, which is not as reflective of the total population as they think it is.Don't cross your fingers and hope that this all goes away. Don't minimize it. Don't ignore it. Your children did not ask to be born, and you made the choice of your spouse as a co-parent. As Judge Judy says, “you picked em,” and chances are good that even after all the red flags hit you on the face, you had kids anyway or had more kids.If you are a father, do not assume you are less important, less informed, or less biologically important as the mother (unless we're talking about nursing)! The mother may threaten to take the kids away. Legally, she can not. Seek legal counsel. The mother may try to convince the kids you're a terrible person. Read information on Parental Alienation Syndrome and seek professional help. Don't assume anything legally until you find out for yourself. As an aside, if you ever get into a custody battle, do not try to diagnose your wife. See the book Splitting by Bill Eddy for all the reasons why.I wish the book was done now so I could hand it to you. However it is very likely I will be making a booklet of just these two chapters because they are already six times as long that can fit in the book.If you want to be notified when the book or booklet comes out, you can go to BPDCentral.com, my website, and fill out the contact form. Please make sure it is something that will be the same in several months to a year. There is also a newsletter sign-up on the homepage and I will announce it there.I hope this was helpful. I know I referred to reading the chapters a lot, but really do you want to base some of your most important parenting decisions on one post on a website? I would really love for you to be fully informed and know what's at stake and what to do about it.

· The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been continuously striving to address the unmet needs through its unique S&T interventions. CSIR through its New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) has been successful in developing a reflectance confocal microscope with super continuum light source. The development has paved way for India’s presence in global photonics research. This is a World Class ‘Made in India’ High-end Product.· CSIR also made great headway in developing niche aerospace technologies. CSIR and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) are jointly producing the Drishti system, a visibility measuring system that provides information to pilots on visibility for safe landing and take-off operations, so as to enable the deployment of 70 such systems at Indian airports. The system has already been installed in 5 major Indian airports.· CSIR has been a consistent comrade of the ISRO and DAE. Its unstinting strong R&D support to the strategic sector has been most beneficial to the country. Gyrotron, a device used in nuclear fusion process, is currently imported in the country. Countries that manufacture gyrotrons namely the United States, Russia, Japan, and European Union do not disclose their designs and associated technology. Through focused efforts, CSIR with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has developed the first Indian gyrotron which is ready to be tested at the Institute for Plasma Research (DAE), Gandhinagar, which is a partner institute on this project. CSIR has also been providing support in the development, production and supply of neodymium doped phosphate laser glass to the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (DAE).‘DHVANI’, the Detection and Hit Visualization using Acoustic N-wave Identification system developed by CSIR for perfecting marksmanship skills by accurately determining the location of bullet impact and providing real-time feedback, has been approved for induction into the Indian Army.· CSIR’s endeavours in the domain of traditional knowledge for providing affordable healthcare have been praiseworthy. An anti-diabetic herbal formulation BGR-34, from a combination of natural extracts derived from six plant species mentioned in ancient Ayurveda texts has been developed. The drug which was approved by the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) is an adjuvant to existing diabetes treatment, to help maintain normal blood glucose levels and also in improving the immune system. The herbal drug has been launched by industry in parts of North India.· Further, a national cGMP facility for extraction, formulation and packaging of traditional herbal medicines has been set up at CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu. It has been created as per WHO guidelines. The facility will also be made available to R&D institutions and industry. The facility will target preparation of extracts and formulations for conducting clinical trials, process development, scale-up & optimization of lab- processes and converting them into commercially viable technologies besides generation of authentic and accurate clinically acceptable data. This facility will transform quality herbal drug production in India and its export to US and European markets.· The farmers are the backbone of our country. CSIR has developed and released to farmers a new improved high yielding variety of Ashwagandha, NMITLI-101 which is rich in several bioactive compounds. The average root yield from NMITLI-101 crop is about 25 quintal/hectare and the seed production from the variety is up to 3 quintal/ha, under optimum conditions. The estimated economic return from cultivation of this variety is about Rs. 2.5 Lakh/hectare per crop.· CSIR has also launched the JK Aroma Arogya Gram (JAAG) project which targets job and wealth creation through intensive cultivation of CSIR agri-technology of high value, low volume medicinal and aromatic crops. The benefits of the JAAG project include handholding of the farmers by CSIR for cultivation of medicinal plants, besides providing unemployed youth an opportunity to set up ventures in cultivation of medicinal plants. Awareness camps for farmers of the area besides demonstrations of Mobile Distillation Unit for extraction of essential oils are conducted. Started in July 2015, so far, seventy three farmers in 14 villages of Kathua district (J&K) have been distributed slips of lemongrass, Java citronella and vetiver for cultivation in 17.47 hectares area under the JAAG project.· Also focusing at ‘Reaching to the Unreached’, CSIR’s Centre for High Altitude Biology (CSIR-CeHAB) in Lahaul and Spitiis providing deployable knowledgebase to local communities for inclusive growth. The CSIR knowhow related to food & agri-processing was showcased at the Tribal Fair at Keylong for the benefit of the local farmers in making novel products from major crops of the region such as Buckwheat and also brining of the peas and cauliflower.· As part of efforts towards developing sustainable energy solutions, CSIR under the CSIR-NMITLI, has successfully developed indigenous know-how to make technology components and the process for building Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) multi-cell stack of desired power output. CSIR has taken existing technology know-how from stack-to-system level higher by scaling-up the power produced to 3.5 kW and validating it for a commercial application such as telecom tower power backup. For this, a modular test bed has been designed, built and commissioned with in-house knowhow at Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Patalganga site. The fuel cell facility commissioned now, is expected to provide plenty of useful data for testing and developing indigenous fuel cells at low costs for commercial applications.DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY1. India International Science Festival (IISF) 2015IISF (2015) was organised in IIT, Delhi during 4th Dec. to 8th Dec. 2015 with the objective of exposing the fruits of Science & Technology to the masses; building strategy to instill scientific temper among the masses; showcasing Indian contributions in the field of S&T over the years; providing platform to young scientists for exchange of knowledge and ideas; and supporting flagship programmes like Make in India, Digital India, Start-ups, Smart Villages, Smart Cities, etc. Approximately 10,000 delegates from all over the country participated in the following components of the festival – young scientists’ conference, techno-industrial expo, science film festival, national level exhibition and project competition showcasing innovative models under INSPIRE programme of Department of Science & Technology, industry academia conclave, largest practical science laboratory demo and interactive workshops and informative sessions.Largest Practical Science Session with 2000 students, on 7th Dec. 2015, working in small teams to complete experiments as part of the lesson that focused on catalysts has found the entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.2. National Supercomputing MissionThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the launch of the National Supercomputing Mission on 25th March 2015. This is a visionary program to enable India to leapfrog to the league of world class computing power nations. The Mission would be implemented and steered jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) at an estimated cost of Rs.4500 crore over a period of seven years.The Mission envisages empowering our national academic and R&D institutions spread over the country by installing a vast supercomputing grid comprising of more than 70 high-performance computing facilities. These supercomputers will also be networked on the National Supercomputing grid over the National Knowledge Network (NKN). The NKN is another programme of the government which connects academic institutions and R&D labs over a high speed network. Academic and R&D institutions as well as key user departments/ministries would participate by using these facilities and develop applications of national relevance. The Mission also includes development of highly professional High Performance Computing (HPC) aware human resource for meeting challenges of development of these applications.3. DST-MHRD Collaboration in Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) Project: Department of Science & Technology (DST) is working with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to evolve a mechanism for joint implementation of IMPRINT projects which was launched on 5th Nov. 2015 by the Hon'ble President of India. Preliminary meetings with MHRD have already taken place and detailed modalities are being worked out with MHRD. IMPRINT projects will address major societal and developmental needs such as healthcare, information and communication technology, energy, sustainable habitat, nano technology, water resources and river systems, advanced materials, security and defence, and environment and climate.4. DST-Ministry of Railways (MoR) Joint R&D Initiative : Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Ministry of Railways (MoR) are shaping a joint R&D initiative to address research problems of immediate and direct relevance to MoR by taking up suitable projects within time span of 3-5 years with well defined deliverables. Collaboration between MoR and DST are in the area of fuel efficiency and emission control technologies, alternate fuels, fuel conservation in diesel traction etc. and to derive synergy based on mutual strengths. As an outcome of these efforts, scope of programme support has been finalized in the meeting of 8th September, 20155. Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (SATYAM)DST has launched a new programme “Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (SATYAM)” in 2015-16 to rejuvenate research in yoga and meditation. Given the ever increasing prevalence of physical and mental health problems, the holistic approach of Yoga and Meditation is believed to have the potential to find beneficial treatment that is relatively safer and more cost-effective. Cutting-edge research under SATYAM will seek to identify related issues and challenges and address these to enhance human well-being. Another objective of SATYAM is to also harness knowledge obtained in academic institutions and other related agencies for finding S&T-led solutions that would enable us to cope with stress and strain associated with fast changing social, economic, environmental and professional circumstances. The programme will encourage research in two major thematic areas: (1) investigations on the effect of Yoga and Meditation on physical and mental health, and (2) investigations on the effect of Yoga & Meditation on the body, brain, and mind in terms of basic processes.6. Scheme for funding Industry-relevant R&DThe Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) recognizes the need to facilitate increased Public Private Partnerships in its funding mechanism, and has recently approved a scheme that provides an opportunity for collaborative research between academic institutions and industry. This scheme aims to bridge the gap between public funded research and industrial R&D. The new scheme seeks to target solution driven research to address industry specific problems. Project will be jointly designed and implemented by the academic partner and industry, and the cost will be shared between SERB and Industry with industry share not less than 50 % of the total budget. All industries (including Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) & industrial R&D Centres) are welcome to participate in this scheme.7. Scheme for funding High Risk-High Reward ResearchScience and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has approved a new and significant initiative to support proposals that are conceptually new and risky, and if successful, expected to have a paradigm-shifting influence on the S&T landscape. Outcome could be new and significant theoretical or experimental advances, formulation of new hypotheses, or breakthrough science which will lead to new technologies. Proposals that address scientific issues leading to “incremental” knowledge will not be supported.8. Early Career Research AwardA new scheme viz. Early Career Research Award (ECRA) has been launched to provide quick research support to the researchers who are in their early career for pursuing exciting and innovative research in frontier areas of science and engineering. The Award carries a research grant up to Rs. 50 lakhs for a period of three years. More than 600 young scientists have responded in November 2015 for the Award.9. National Post-doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) schemeIn order to attract and retain young scientists and discourage brain drain in academic/R&D institutions, a National Postdoctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) scheme has been launched. It aims to identify motivated young researchers and provide them support for doing research in frontier areas of science and engineering. The Fellow will work under a Mentor, and it is expected that the training will provide him/her a platform to develop as an independent researcher. The Fellow will be provided a fellowship of Rs. 55,000/ pm for a period of 2 years with a research grant of Rs. 2.0 lakh per annum.10. Technical Research Centres - Five Technical Research Centres (TRCs) in the existing autonomous institutions of the Department of Science & Technology are being set up. A detailed road-map has been prepared by the Department for setting-up of these centres. TRCs are expected to further enhance translational research being carried out by these autonomous institutions. Final financial approval of TRCs is expected by end of December 2015.11. Technology Applications by Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST), Mohali(A) Waste Water Treatment: Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institution of DST, is working towards the development of low cost filter for waste water treatment. They have developed low cost novel nano-adsorbent for removal of toxic metal ions as well as organic pollutant. For this, the water purification trials for removal of lanthanides, transition metal ions, arsenic and organic dyes at laboratory level have been done. The initial trial have been done on purification of real domestic waste. The following are proposed future plans :(a) Setting up the metal adsorbent pads at the bottom of the boats :INST is fabricating trapping pads for metal ions and organic pollutant removal. This will be a portable pad which can be fixed to the wall of boats and hence clean river.(b) Domestic waste treatment:In this area INST is planning to make small cartridge (low cost) which can be put at the exhaust of the sink or washing machine and then exhausted clean water will be recharged by clean water. This is kept in river cleaning concept because the most of the river waste is from waste generated from the people of the country. And if we can address these waste at the source level then we can definitely protect our river to get contaminated form human generated waste.(c) Industrial waste treatment:Since the adsorbent made by INST’s scientist are very efficient in trapping high concentration of metal ions, the idea is to put a cartridge at the exhaust of the industry and trap the waste product and for different industries, specific cartridge will be made.(d) Plans for urban and rural areas:For urban cities, it is planned to do the real time detection and removal of water impurities and its implementation in real life. It is also planned to make low cost water testing strips for rural people and small portable ca cartridge for instant water purification.(B) Development of Clinical Biomarkers: Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institution of DST is developing cost effective biosensing platforms for clinical biomarkers like Cardiac serum markers (Myoglobin, Troponin I, BNP, FABP etc.) and Prostate cancer markers along with environmental pollutants such as food/water pathogens (E. coli and other enteric pathogens) and new generation pesticides. INST’s aim is to design and develop its own optical/fluorescence/electrochemical based sensors using nanotechnology approach to minimize the size of the sensor as it can be suitably used for rapid and field applications. INST is attempting to increase the specificity of our biosensor by generating our own bio-receptors (antibodies/aptamers) and immobilizing them onto nanostructured platforms in order to have enhanced sensitivity (upto sub picomolar range). The developed sensors will be highly versatile and can be used for other target analyses depending upon the kind of bio-receptor used on the sensor surface.12. Revamping and Reorientation of Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) SchemeThe INSPIRE Award component which is meant for school children from class 6th to 10th is being reoriented to align it with the national agenda of the Government and observations made by the Hon'ble Prime Minister. The programme is being modified to encourage children to visualise/analyse needs of the nation; develop critical thinking about national issues and problems pertaining to everyday life, as well as, create awareness and inspire them to devise innovative ideas to address them. Follow-up mechanism to further fine tune the best creative ideas/concepts is being put in place.The second component of the INSPIRE scheme deals with organizing Science Camps for science students of Class 11th based on their performance at the Class 10th Board examination. Through the Science Camps, these students are provided an opportunity and exposure for interaction with scientists and academicians including Nobel Laureates. Now, “Innovative Idea Writing" has been introduced on themes specific like Water, Energy, Security etc. in keeping with the current initiatives of the Government like Make in India, Swachch Bharat etc. In each Camp, the ideas are being screened for finding the 3 best innovative ideas.13. New Initiatives in Water and Clean Energy(a) Recognizing that Water is of fundamental importance for human development, the, Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program- a dynamic and transformative program has been launched on 21 September 2015 to foster long term Indo-American Science and Technology partnerships. A programme for natural water treatment and waste water treatment has also been initiated with French collaboration.(b) In the area of clean energy following new initiatives have been taken :- A new research track on energy storage and smart grids have been agreed for Indo-US collaboration during Energy Dialogue co- Chaired by Hon’ble Minister of Power and US Secretary of Energy on 21st September 2015. A new programme on Clean Coal Research is also on the anvil.- Considering the importance of capacity building in energy efficiency for built environments, a fellowship programme for Indian researchers have been launched to expose them to world class research facilities in US.- An Indo–UK Virtual Centre for Clean Energy has been initiated to explore integrated solution for remote and rural locations using distributed solar energy generation, storage and off grid/ grid interaction following an India-UK discussion meeting on 10-11 June 2015.- In order to improve energy security of the country, a roadmap for Methanol Economy as a promising alternate energy source has been initiated in partnership with NITI AAYOG following brainstorming with stakeholders on 11thSeptember 2015 steered by Dr VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog and Secretary DST.14. Waste Management Technology DevelopmentWith the objective to contribute towards Swachch Bharat, a new programme under the Technology Development Scheme has been initiated to come up with technological solutions for the problems faced by the country in waste management. Areas under this include hospital waste, plastic waste, e-waste, etc. First call for proposals has received an overwhelming response.15. Advanced ManufacturingAligning with the Make in India agenda of the Government, the Department has initiated a programme to promote development of advance manufacturing technologies in the country. The areas include robotics and automation, nano-materials, precision manufacturing, etc. Call for proposals has already been given.16. Development of Bio-medical DevicesThe Department is planning to initiate stakeholder consultation to identify bio-medical devices to be taken up for indigenous development. The programme is being evolved to align with the objective of Swasth Bharat of Government of India.A Technical Research Centre at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram is being established to give a big push to the development and commercialization of biomedical technologies in this institution which has an enviable record in this domain.17. Scheme for Promoting Innovations, Creativity and Entrepreneurship among ITI Students (SPICE ITI)As suggested by the Hon'ble Prime Minister during the meeting with Science Secretaries on 29th July 2015, a separate scheme is being worked out by the National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad for promoting innovations, creativity and entrepreneurship among Industrial Training Institute (ITI) students.18. North Eastern Centre for Ethno Medical Research:DST has recently approved establishment of “Ethno Medicinal Research Centre” at FEEDS, Manipur with budgetary support of approx. Rs 6.00 crores. This Centre aims to undertake ethno phyto-chemical research of wild herbs available in the NE region that have unique medicinal and aromatic properties, particularly in our traditional systems. The Centre will not only give scientific validation of traditional herbs but aims to improve quality of life and economic status of local community through product development and better livelihood.19. Revamping of Science ExpressAs suggested by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the Department has initiated action to strengthen outreach activities along the route of the 8th Phase of the Science Express. The Department intends to approach NCSTC-Network (a conglomeration of 83 NGOs), National Council for Science Museum (NCSM), Vigyan Prasar (VP), National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Centre for Environmental Education (CEE), Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC), academic and research institutions at 65 destinations of Science Express etc. for providing additional S&T activities to the children visiting Science Express.The CEE has been advised to exhibit interactive models graphic interfaces and animations to make it more interesting. In addition to this, several platform activities for children are being planned to make the Science Express experience more meaningful for children.20. Recent Developments through International S&T Cooperation(a) A new programme with Russian Science Foundation was concluded by DST for cooperation in Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Biology (Medical and Agriculture), Mathematics) during 8th Session of India - Russia Working Group on Science & Technology in Moscow on September 3, 2015.(b) A joint declaration of extension of Indo-German Science & Technology Centre was signed on 5th Oct. 2015 .(c) A Letter of Intent (LoI) for Indian participation in annual meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students was signed on 5thOct. 2015.(d) The Indo-US fellowship programme on Climate Research is being launched this year.(e) Collaboration with USA on Women in Science has been strengthened with 20 Indo-US Women Fellowship in S&T; training programme on leadership and career development; and Silicon Valley visitation programme for women entrepreneurs.(f) Under support of US-India Endowment Fund, prototypes of several innovative technologies on affordable healthcare and food security have been developed with a potetial for societal impact and commercial application. Through the five calls, the United States-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund is currently supporting and funding 17 joint U.S.-India entrepreneurial projects in the area of Healthy Individual (affordable biomedical devices, diagnostic/preventive/curative measures, or food and nutrition products to improve health) and Empowering Citizens(information and communication technologies, water, agriculture, financial inclusion, and education etc.) with a grant size of up to Rs. 2.50 crores or approximately $ 400,000. The joint entrepreneurial teams are working together on co-developing innovative product or technologies that are beyond the idea stage with high societal impact and significant potential to commercialize with 2-3 years. In addition to this, 3 project proposals are under the review process of evaluation. In the recent call of Sixth round of July 2015, 19 bi-national teams have been shortlisted by the joint U.S.-India expert panel for Stage II: detailed business plan and presentation at USA . Out of 19 companies, 5 have been shortlisted in November 2015 by the joint panel for further due diligence before award of the grant.21. Showcasing of Indian Innovators in Silicon Valley during the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister.Under the India Innovation Growth Programme jointly supported by DST and Lockheed Martin Corporation, 10 Innovators participated in the Start-up Connect Programme and displayed their innovations. It would be worthwhile to mention that out of the 34 innovations showcased at Silicon Valley; approximately 50% were supported in one way or the other by DST. The innovators have attracted a lot of attention from the Venture Capitalists (VCs) in Silicon Valley and many of them have stayed back to explore further deals and investments.22. UV Imaging TelescopeUV Imaging Telescope developed by Indian Institute of Astrophysics is one of the payloads on ASTROSAT which has been recently launched by ISRO. Telescope has started giving images and calibration is being done by ISRO.23. Big Data InitiativeA proposal to initiate a new scheme viz. Big Data Initiative has been prepared and is under consideration of the Department. The scheme is aligned with the Government's Digital India initiative.24. Policy on Conflict of InterestIn a significant move, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has given its nod to go ahead with the much awaited policy on Conflict of Interest for grant applicants (including collaborators), reviewers and committee members and officers dealing with various programs. The Board felt that issues of conflicts of interest and ethics in scientific research and research management have assumed greater prominence in the new era of knowledge economy. All the stakeholders are required to sign an undertaking to adhere to the policy on conflict of interest. The approved policy aims to bring more transparency and increased accountability in funding mechanisms and provide assurance to the general public that processes followed in award of grants are fair and non-discriminatory.Department of BiotechnologySuccess Stories – 2014-15I. Healthcare(1) India is today a leading Vaccine Manufacturing Hub:The Vaccine Grand Challenge Programme is under implementation to encourage novel and innovative vaccine related discoveries, accelerated development of candidate vaccines for which earlier leads are available, research of basic & applied nature to improvise current understanding of vaccine science and to strengthen the scientific basis for future vaccine design. R&D projects supported through VGCP are focusing on Development of candidate vaccines & Development of vaccine related technologies. Some major initiatives are:(i) Rotavirus vaccine launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister : The first indigenously developed and manufactured Rotavirus vaccine 'Rotavac.' from an Indian strain 116E was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 9th March, 2015.The indigenously developed vaccine will boost efforts to combat infant mortality due to diarrhoea. ROTAVAC developed in collaboration with Bharat Biotech under the Public-Private Partnership mode is efficacious in preventing severe rotavirus diarrhoea in low-resource settings in India. ROTAVAC significantly reduced severe rotavirus diarrhoea by more than half - 56 percent during the first year of life, with protection continuing into the second year of life. Moreover, the vaccine also showed impact against severe diarrhoea of any cause. The developed Rotavirus Vaccine at $1 per dose has been cleared for market license. Potential to prevent >500K childhood diarrheal deaths. The NTAGI of M/o Health & FW has approved introduction of the vaccine in EPI in a pilot mode.(ii) Malaria Vaccine: To promote the development of vaccines against P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria, Department has provided continued support to MVDP (Malaria Vaccine Development programme)- A consortium of DBT, ICGEB, Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), PATH, EMVI and WHO-TDR. Currently MVDP is involved with developmental of malaria vaccine JAIVAC1 & JAIVAC 2 at ICGEB.(iii) Dengue Vaccine: Department is supporting the group at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) for developing a safe, efficacious and inexpensive tetravalent dengue vaccine. The recombinant EDIII-based sub-unit dengue vaccine candidate is being developed in the form of VLPs using the yeast P. pastoris as an expression host.(2) DBT has significantly augmented the infrastructure for diagnosis & treatment of human genetic disorders in IndiaImpact- 21 Genetic Diagnosis cum Counseling Units establishedo >5 lakh affected families and >1 lakh tribal families benefited- DNA typing of 25 autosomal markers in 53 ethnic groups (tribal, caste and religious communities) completedo Revealed evidence of human migration from India to SE Asia.(3) A major flagship programme on International Cancer Genome (ICG) specific to Oral Cancer is under implementation.(4) India Bio-design makes new advancesTechnologies developed: - 5o Ostomy Management device;o Emergency medical alert device;o A breathable and customized cast for immobilization of the fractured limb;o Fluid extraction device;o Posture support deviceTechnologies Transferred: - 2o Technology for Fetomaternal Parameter Monitoring System transferred to M/s. Brun Health Private Limited, Telangana, startup Company formed by Fellows 2013 Batch.o Technology for ‘A Portable Hand Sanitization device’ transferred to M/s. Observe Design Private Limited, New Delhi.o Fecal Incontinence device technology received USFDA 510 approval for their device.Patents, Trademark, Industrial Design Filing:o 6 Indian patents and 6 PCT applications filed; 6 trademark applications filed; and One design registration filed for the Accufeed Invention.o Patents have been granted in 4 countries namely Singapore, Japan, USA and Europe for the device for collecting fecal discharge in incontinent patientsNew initiatives:o i-Fellowship program initiated with Australia as a new international partnero BMJ Innovations launched.(5) Major New Effort on Pre-Term BirthMulti-institutional National Programme on pre-term birth launchedPre-term Birth Program is the first inter-institutional program on maternal infant health and spontaneous pre-term birth sciences in India funded by the Department under Grand Challenge Program at a total cost of the project is Rs. 48.85 crore for a period of 5 years. It envisages a multidisciplinary research effort to predict & diagnose Preterm Birth (PTB) by enhancing the knowledge of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. It is expected that the clinically relevant research outputs from the study will aid characterization of biological, clinical and epidemiological risk factors to achieve appropriate risk stratification of mothers who may deliver before term. These in turn would provide a basis for discovery of novel therapeutic agents & determine appropriate timing for their clinical application. Together, it would strengthen the commitment of the Department of Biotechnology to health equity, contributing significantly to reduction in infant and maternal mortality.II. Agriculture and Industrial:(i) Rice variety Samba Mahsuri: With the support of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Scientists at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) have jointly developed bacterial blight resistant Rice variety “Samba Mahsuri’ through Marker Assisted Selection and Backcross Breeding. The variety has so far spread to an area of 90,000 ha in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.(ii) Decoding the Wheat Genome: A strong partnership in Decoding the Wheat Genome has been built. 15 countries joined hands to complete this huge task of decoding 17,000 million bases. Indian Scientists participated in Decoding Chromosome 2A.(iii) Maize hybrid (Vivek 9) with High Quality Protein and Increased Provitamin A was developed and released.(iv) High zinc rice has been developed for the first time which has 22-24 ppm zinc and named as CGZR-1 and after all India trials would be available to farmers in another two years.(v) 12 popular rice varieties to be grown in the rain fed agri-eco systems have been developed by incorporating major quantitative trait loci (QTL) or genes for flood, drought and salt tolerance.(vi) Bread wheat and durum wheat genotypes with high yield and high micronutrient concentration in optimum soil zinc have been developed.(vii) First indigenous technology developed for commercial production of Ethanol from lignocellulosic waste: DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences established at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai has developed Cellulosic ethanol technology. Based on this indigenous technology a demo/pilot plant designed by an Industry, India Glycol Limited with financial support from DBT-BIRAC with a capacity of 10 tonnes lignocellulosic biomass per day to produce 3000 L ethanol/day on a continuous basis. It is expected that the commercial plants based on the technology will be built in 2016, which is not far behind the technologies being implemented in the USA.(viii) Under a Mission programme on microbial prospecting: ‘Drugs from Microbes’ Involving nine institutes and an industrial partner in a public-private partnership model, 2.50 lakhs microbes were screened for four activities i.e. anti cancer, anti diabetic, anti inflammation and anti infective activities. A total of 16123 three stars hits were obtained- Anti-infective- 5286; anti cancer-518; anti inflammation-3643; anti diabetic-6676. One New Chemical Entity with anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity and 12 probable new use of compound were identified. Efforts are being made to explore the strategies for moving some of the active molecules obtained in the current program from discovery to Pre- Investigational New Drug (IND) studies, thereby creating a path of development of molecules. The Country’s largest Microbial Culture Collection Centre was set up at NCCS, Pune will 2,00,000 culture.III. Human Resource Development(i) DBT has undertaken multiple initiatives for teaching & training in biotech education…o Star College Program¾ 92 colleges supported¾ 10 colleges accorded star statuso >1600 personnel trained under UG, PG training courseso >2000 candidates provided training in biotech industries under BITP(ii) The Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship was conceived with the idea of encouraging Indian scientists working outside the country (Indian Nationals), and who would like to come back home and pursue their research interests in life sciences and biotechnology and other related areas. During the last six years 247 overseas scientists were selected and 173 have already returned and joined various research institutes/ universities 27 scientists are likely to join in next six months. 50 scientists are selected every year. This has enriched the scientific pool of the country.IV. Societal Impact“Women’s health, hygiene & nutrition” is the current focus under DBT’s women’s societal upliftment programme of DBT. The Department has supported major programme on cervical cancer screening, genetic disorder & counseling, pregnancy-related complications, breast cancer screening & post-operative care. While education on menstrual hygiene, cervical cancer & preventive measures were conducted in several villages involving more than 2,000 women, including school girls, around 5,000 women were offered cervical cancer screening services through village based camps. A network programme on Breast Cancer Screening was implemented in 4 districts of North-East, namely Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura with the help of Cancer Foundation of India, Kolkata.A project for awareness, counseling, screening & education to prevent genetic and congenital disorder has been implemented in West Bengal and a web based portal (www.genomegyan.com) on genetics has been developed to popularize it as a subject among medical students and physicians.(V) Biotech Based Developments in North Eastern Region (NER) of IndiaThe North Eastern Region (NER) of India comprises of eight ‘sister’ states. The region is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse regions of Asia and the home for more than 150 tribes. In order to give focused attention for the North Eastern Region, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has allocated 10% of its annual budget for promoting/strengthening biotechnology driven activities in North Eastern States of India. A dedicated cell, North Eastern Biotechnology Programme Management Cell (NER-BPMC) has been established by DBT in the year 2009-2010 and the cell is assisting DBT to evolve, implement and monitoring of various programmes for the benefit of NER states.Some of the major flagship programmes/schemes implemented and created impact on biotech based developments in North Eastern States during the last one year are as follows:· Twinning ProgrammeThe goal of this programme is to strengthen R&D activity in the North East India through joint collaborations. Financial assistance is provided to competitive R&D projects from scientists in the North Eastern States in collaboration with Scientists from National Institutions from other parts of the country.The programme has supported nearly 400 R&D projects, leading to more than 200 papers published in peer reviewed journals, and more than 450 young scientists of NER trained in advanced biotechnology. Every year approximately 70-80 projects under this flagship programme are being supported to NER.· Setting up of “DBT-NER Centre for Advanced Animal Diagnostics and Services on Animal Health and Diseases (ADSAHD)” involving stake holders from all NER States including national laboratories from Bhopal, Bangalore and Hissar.The North Eastern Region of India, owing to its unique geographical location sharing five international borders, bears constant threat of exotic trans-boundary diseases of our valuable livestock. This programme is aimed at strengthening regional infrastructure and capabilities for developing latest diagnostics and organizing rigorous surveillance for the highly contagious and ravaging diseases so that forecasting model on disease outbreaks in the region can be developed for a formidable defense to guard the territories. The programme envisages establishing three core laboratories across the NER for carrying out research and training activities in trans-boundary and endemic animal diseases. It aims to impart training to the State veterinary personnel in disease reporting, sample collection techniques and fostering public-public partnership module for effectively handling the animal-man-environment continuum chain.Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, has launched this programme in NER on February 17, 2015.· Establishment of Unit of Excellence in Biotechnology (U-Excel)With a view to recognize promising mid-career scientists in NER, a programme of awarding Unit of Excellence grant to them has been initiated so as to enable them to pursue their innovative research in frontier areas of biotechnology. So far, 12 Units of Excellence have been established during the year.· Overseas Associate ship for NER ScientistsThis scheme aims to promote capacity building in cutting edge areas of biotechnology and life sciences. The Award promotes and supports scientists of merit in their pursuit of skill enhancement in scientific research/training in overseas laboratories for short term as well as long term. So far, 130 scientists have been awarded the Associate-ship. As of now more than 110 scientists have availed this Associate ship. This overseas associate ship has resulted in more than 20 research papers in peer reviewed journals and has also enabled more than 15 laureates in getting extra-mural funding for their R&D projects besieging training in house scientific human resource of NER.(VI) Enhanced Innovation Ecosystem:Under the DBT, for a well-defined Innovation Ecosystem for product development - a Public Sector undertaking, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) has been set-up, supporting nearly 300 companies and 100 young entrepreneurs for innovation, research and product development. Further, the Biotechnology Translational research and industry academia partnership has promoted through 3 Biotech clusters, 8 Biotech Parks and 13 Bioincubators. Also, 16 Centers of Excellences have been created as a flexible model of long-term support for highly innovative, basic and translational research to create high quality state-of-the-art facilities for R&D.Taking Science and Technology to IndustryBiotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council· The biotech startup scenario in India was transformed by one of BIRAC’s flagship scheme called BIG (Biotechnology Ignition Grant). BIG has supported 140 entrepreneurial ideas over 5 calls at pre-proof-of-concept stage. 22 new startups were created (in 18 months) and the total number of employment generated is 231.· Providing access to high end infrastructural requirement to the biotech community in India. BIRAC through its bioincubation scheme (BISS) has supported 15 bioincubation centres across the nation and has created 124,000sq.ft of incubation space. Within these incubators, around 199 biotech start-ups are being provided support. In each of the bioincubator, BIRAC has supported a common pool of high end instrumentation that is being used by incubate and other SMEs for R&D.· 17 Products, 11 Technologies, 16 Early Stage-Technologies. 2 Process Innovations, 23 IP Generated/Facilitated.· 322 Start-Ups, SME, and Entrepreneurs Supported.· BIRAC Ace Fund – An Equity Fund for Accelerating Entrepreneurs was announced by Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences during BIRAC Foundation Function.· Products Launched/Developed: Malaria Antigen Detection Kit, Quality Wine Produced By Enzymatic Maceration of Mango Pulp, Indigenous Production of Dextranase using Ssf Technique.Please follow the link.Major Achievements During Last One Year (2015) of Ministry of Science & Technology

By: RobbyStarbuc @robbystarbuckHere we go:First before we begin, I will be providing citations for every single thing listed here. Go to GROW UP LIVE - #iamrepublican and sign up for the email list. You’ll be sent a PDF with all of these accomplishments and citations for each. I purposefully used a broad range of news sources.• 2019 Trump signed 3 bills for Native people. 1 gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their land in the 1900s, 1 reauthorizes funding for Native language programs & 1 gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians.• Dec. 20, 2019 Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch• Nov 25, 2019 Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that animal abusers face tougher consequences• Violent crime has fallen every year he’s been in office• Dec. 2018 Trump signed bill making CBD and Hemp legal• Trump’s EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem in Flint, Michigan• Under Trump’s leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia & Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of crude oil• In 2018 Trump signed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA), which includes the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking.• Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on Pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money saving information• Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for breastfeeding Moms• Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean•Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land•Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies•Trump signed the Right To Try bill May 30, 2018 that allows all terminally ill patients to try experimental treatments that are not yet approved by the FDA so that they have a fighting chance to live• President Trump is ending surprise billing• Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include gross charges, the negotiated rates with insurers and the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept from a patient• Created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans• VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far• He signed bills in 2019 and 2020 allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down•Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drug for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years• All time record sales during 2019 holidays•Trump signed into a law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers, the single most expansive parental leave policy of ever in the US•Trump signed an EO allowing small businesses to group together to buy insurance so they get it at a better price• Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, written by a Republican lawmaker, providing funding for states to develop maternal mortality review committees to better understand maternal complications & identify solutions to reduce higher mortality rates for Black Americans• In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill which enacted reforms making our justice system fairer + helping former inmates successfully return to society• The act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing of non-violent crimes• The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes• Over 90% benefitting from retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans• The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime• Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%• Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs• Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs• Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments• More than 7 million jobs created since election• Trump’s USDA committed more than $124 Million to help rebuild rural water infrastructureBefore the virus:• The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment• Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such dataBefore COVID:• Consumer confidence & small business confidence at an all time high• More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history• More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election• Trump appointed 5 openly gay ambassadors• Trump ordered his openly gay ambassador to Germany• Promoted Ric Grenell in Feb 2020 to Director of National Intelligence, making Ric the first EVER gay cabinet member for a President• President Trump and Ric Grenell led a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe• Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who killed their citizens• Finalized new trade agreement with South Korea• President Trump has ordered a halt to all U.S. taxpayer money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions• Made a deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to Europe• Withdrew the U.S. from the job killing TPP deal• Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life• President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund• Through Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts• In 2018, Trump’s DOJ dismantled an organization that was the internet’s leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking• The OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government officials to effectively combat human trafficking• Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking• United States law enforcement are working with Mexican officials to dismantle human trafficking networks operating across the U.S.-Mexico border• Trump’s HHS provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators + give victims the help they need• That hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases and provided 14,419 referrals to services between Oct 2017 & March 2019• Trump’s DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human trafficking victims – serving nearly 9,000 cases from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018• Trump’s DHS has hired more victim assistance specialists, helping ensure that victims have the proper resources and support• In 2019 President Trump signed into law The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act which aims to improve US response to emerging or potential genocides and is named in honor of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel• Negotiated peace in Afghanistan + bringing back troops• President Trump signed a law giving Veterans a smoother path to STEM careers by creating a national outreach program to help Veterans enter STEM fields• In Jan. 2020 President Trump created a new position at the White House focused 100% on combating human & child trafficking• President Trump & AG Barr launched Operation LeGend in July 2020 to fight rising crime & murder in Democrat run cities. So far they’ve arrested 1,500 violent criminals through this targeted operation inspired by the killing of a young 4 year old Black American named LeGend• Trump ordered the killing of Iranian general and head of terror group QUDS, Qassem Soleimani — Soleimani was responsible for the deaths of over 1,000 Americans including an American contractor the same week he was killed• Trump ordered the killing of ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi• In January 2019 President Trump signed into law the Ashanti Alert Act which requires the Department of Justice to establish a national communications network, the Ashanti Alert communications network, to assist regional and local search efforts for certain missing adults• President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of his or her zip code• The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that increased funding for school choice by $42 million• Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career education programs• Executive order expanding apprenticeship opportunities for students and workers• Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism• Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to copyright law in decades• Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12 billion in Vietnam• OK’d up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade retaliation• Has had over a dozen US hostages freed, including many President Obama could not get freed• Trump secured Billions that will fund the building of a wall at our southern border• The Trump Administration is promoting second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find meaningful employment• Trump’s DOE is expanding an initiative allowing individuals in prison to receive Pell Grants to prepare themselves for the workforce•The Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons launched a new “Ready to Work Initiative” to help connect employers with former prisoners• President Trump’s historic tax cut legislation included new Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income communities across the country• 8,764 communities across the country have been designated as Opportunity Zones• White House Counsel of Economic Advisors found that Trump’s opportunity zones have attracted over $75 Billion in investments to underserved, predominantly minority inhabited communities and estimate it will create 500,000 jobs• President Trump’s issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith• Trump directed the Education Secretary to end Common Core• Trump signed the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund into law• Trump signed measure funding prevention programs for Veteran suicide• Companies have brought back over a TRILLION dollars from overseas because of the TCJA bill that Trump signed• Stock Market reached record highs• Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid epidemic• Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care• Has his circuit court judges being confirmed faster than any other new administration• Had his Supreme Court Justice’s Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh confirmed• Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem• NATO allies increased their defense spending because of his pressure campaign• Agreed to a new trade deal with Mexico & Canada that will increase jobs here and $$$ coming in• Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports• Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline• Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatments• Signed the TRACED Act to extend the period of time the FCC has to catch & punish those who intentionally break telemarketing restrictions. The bill requires voice service providers to develop a framework to verify calls are legitimate before they reach your phone• The TRACED Act requires carriers to share tools & the ability to block spam callers with customers for free. It also changes the fine imposed on spam telemarketers from $1,500 to $10,000 PER CALL. Earlier this year Trump’s FCC fined one robocall guy $120 million• In 2019 President Trump signed into law two funding packages providing nearly $19 million in new funding for Lupus specific research and education programs, as well an additional $41.7 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the most Lupus funding EVER• Trump’s new Supreme Court picks were the deciding votes on Janus case (June 27, 2018) which gives the right to public employees to refuse to pay union fees for collective bargaining so they’re no longer allowed to be forced into paying a union• In 2018 Trump had the last living Nazi death camp guard living in the US arrested and deported by ICE, this was something Obama failed to do — he was sent to Germany to be tried for his crimes• First President to ever speak at the March for Life•President Trump on January 21, 2020 announced the United States will join the One Trillion Trees Initiative launched at the World Economic Forum as world leaders seek to combat climate change. This initiative aims to plant 1.2 trillion trees that can neutralize carbon emissions• For Trillion trees initiative, Trump said "We're committed to conserving he majesty of God's creation and the natural beauty of our world,” and adding that the U.S. "will continue to show strong leadership in restoring, growing and better managing our trees and our forests.”• In 2018 the Supreme Court conservative justices including Trump’s new judge voted to legalize Sports betting, the only dissenting votes were judges picked by Democrat PresidentsI know guys, this should’ve been done a long time ago!• U.S. oil production recently reached all-time high so we are less dependent on oil from the Middle East• The U.S. is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the income limits so more people could claim it. It also created a new tax credit for other dependents• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the income limits so more people could claim it. It also created a new tax credit for other dependents• The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by Trump provides tax credits equal to 20-35% of child care expenses, $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax $ to use for child care• Record number of regulations eliminated that hurt small businesses• Under Trump, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history• Reformed the Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs— saving seniors hundreds of millions of dollars this year alone• In 2019 President Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families• It was announced in February 2020 that after years of setbacks, President Donald Trump is on track to build more than 500 miles of a wall along the southern border by the end of the year and has secured billions in funding for it• In January 2020 President Trump signed into law the USMCA trade deal between the US, Mexico & Canada that the Trump administration negotiated, It brings over 500,000 jobs and is expected to raise our GDP by 1.2%• January 2020 President Trump took steps to give religious orga easier access to federal programs and reaffirmed students’ rights to pray in public school + adding in mandatory reporting options against districts who violate the order to allow kids to pray• In July 2019 President Trump signed an executive order hailed by the National Kidney Foundation as “A bold new vision” directing HHS to develop policies addressing three goals: 1. Reducing the number of patients developing kidney failure (continued in next tweet)2. Reducing how many Americans get dialysis treatment at dialysis centers and 3. Making more kidneys available for transplant — The overall plan increases funding, seeks new care options, more home dialysis care and more financial aid for patients with kidney issues• Trump has directed HHS to lower costs in Medicare Advantage, allowing those beneficiaries to create savings accounts + accelerating access to the latest medical technologies after being approved• Signed Right-To-Try allowing terminally ill patients to try any drug• Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices, has agreed to a part 1 trade deal with China (Still negotiating part 2)• Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord in 2017 and that same year the U.S. still led the world by having the largest reduction in Carbon emissionsSorry Greta!• In Nov. 2019 President Trump signed tough legislation that authorizes sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong, showing support for pro-democracy activists• President Trump signed a bill Jan 24, 2020 that spends $375 million over five years to help houses of worship and other nonprofits protect themselves against terror attacks• The Trump administration reinstated and expanded the “Mexico City Policy” which is a ban on U.S. aid to foreign groups that promote or provide abortions and those who support others who do• Feb. 2020 President Trump signed an executive order in California to re-engineer the state’s water plans, completing a campaign promise to funnel water to a thirsty agriculture industry & growing population in the south — this protects critical farming infrastructure for USA• In August 2020 President Trump negotiated a historic peace deal, the first of it’s kind in over 25 years, between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. August, 13, 2020. He also teased they’re close to finalizing more peace deals.• On Aug 14, 2020 President Trump signed 3 bills: 1. Establish commission to study issues Black males face and make recommendations to address improving conditions 2. Extend death + disability benefits to public safety officers. 3. Extending protections for service members• On August 8th 2020 President Trump signed an Executive Order putting a stop to all evictions, extending the freeze on student loans, extending enhanced unemployment benefits and a payroll tax holiday until 2021 which he promises to make permanent if re-elected• In August 2020 President Trump banned TikTok and WeChat because they pose grave national security risks to the US because the apps are controlled by China. Don’t worry teens, it’s probably going to be bought by a US company and stay online WITHOUT China spying on you• Aug. 2020 President Trump signed an EO to Improve rural health and telehealth access. The order notes that since Obamacare passed 129 rural hospitals have closed because of it. The order makes critical investments in rural health and eliminates expensive regulatory burdens• July 2020 President Trump established the Hispanic Prosperity Initiative• July 2020 Trump signed an Executive Order to combat censorship from social media companies who violate section 230• Aug 2020 announced his admin will advance clean, reliable & affordable Hydropower• In May 2020 President Trump signed an Executive Order easing regulatory burdens that may inhibit our economic recovery. This order has helped us to turn the economy around faster than we would have without itBEFORE COVID:• Manufacturing jobs growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years• Median household income has hit highest level ever recorded• African-American unemployment is at an all time low• Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all time lowBEFORE COVID:• Asian-American unemployment is at an all time low• Women’s unemployment rate is at a 65 year low• Youth unemployment is at a 52 year low• The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million AmericansBEFORE COVID:• 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future— the highest ever.• As a result of the Republican tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years• Signed welfare reform requiring able-bodied adults who don’t have children to work or look for work if they’re on welfare• Tax cuts signed into law by Trump promote school choice by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and secondary education• Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% — the largest raise in more than 10 years!Right before the virus came..• The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November 2019, that outpaced a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's highest-paid workersTrump made this economy great once and he’ll do it again.• On January 31, 2020 President Trump signed an EO meant to combat human trafficking and online child exploitation, including adding a new position at the White House to focus on the issue and coordinate all government agencies to fight human trafficking + child trafficking. 1/2The EO also expands prevention education programs, promotes housing opportunities for survivors and prioritizes the removal of child sexual abuse material from the internet. State Dept. is creating a website with resources + info on government efforts to fight trafficking• On July 24th, 2020 President Trump signed 4 Executive Orders,1. Directs federal qualified health centers to pass along discounts on insulin and epi-pens received from drug companies (makes insulin and epi-pens WAY cheaper2. Allows states to import drugs from other countries3. Lowers prices for patients by eliminating kickbacks to middlemen between drug manufacturers & pharmacy benefit managers. The order mandates patients receive those discounts instead4. Ensures US pays the lowest price drug co’s charge other nations, a HUGE savings to Americans!Trumps administration EXPOSED VOTER FRAUD IN THE 2020 ELECTION. Which exposed enemy combatants who perpetrated this treason on We The People of the USA.That’s the list. Next time a Democrat tells you they don’t know one good thing Trump has done, you’ll know they’re either uninformed or lying. He’s been a great President on policy. 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