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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears receiver Earl Bennett (torso), right tackle Gabe Carimi (knee) and tight end Matt Spaeth (calf) did not participate in practice on Wednesday at Halas Hall.
Carimi and Bennett were hurt in the Week 2 loss at New Orleans, but Spaeth's calf ailment was a new addition to the injury report.
"Don't know how bad it is, he wasn't able to do anything today," Bears coach Lovie Smith said about Spaeth.
Safety Chris Harris (hamstring), running back Marion Barber (calf) and safety Major Weight (head/neck) all had full participation.
"That's exciting," offensive coordinator Mike Martz said of Barber practicing. "He's a power runner. We saw him in the preseason and liked who he was and what he was doing. We are getting some of these guys back. It will help us."
Long snapper Patrick Mannelly was limited with a hip injury.
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Bandarban Tour for 3 Days
Itinerary for Bandarban Tour below covers most attractive places in Bandarban.
Day-1: Bandarban tour for 3 days 2 nights, in the morning, get in bus in Chittagong town, a journey of about 2 hours by bus. After reaching in Bandarban town, check in hotel. Being fresh, visit golden pagoda, Ramjaji Nogrojadi temple and walk in the town to see Bazar. Overnight in Bandarban. (Hotel/Resort)
Day- 2: In the morning, within half an hour by transport we will reach the boat station to get in paddle boat for boating to tribal village to see their life culture and talk with them to know their life, trekking to Marma and Tripura villages. We spend couple of hours in these villages. In the afternoon, we will move to visit Nilachol.. This is a scenic view fascinates anyone. After visiting, we start back to hotel or resort. Overnight in Bandarban. (Hotel/Resort)
Drive to hill tracts
Day- 3: In the morning, after breakfast we will take bus journey ( about two hours journey to go ) to Nilghiri. After lunch, get in bus toward Bandarban. It may take 2 hours to reach in Bandarban.
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Highlights: The touch of cloud, the highest mountains in Bangladesh, tribal community and boating. Note: You can customize the tour in your choice. Orient Tourism Channel
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Objectives Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem in southwestern China. Our aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of HCV infection and its correlates in the Yi population of this region.
Methods A community-based survey was conducted to investigate sociodemographic characteristics and other associated factors for HCV infection in a rural area of southwestern China. Blood samples were collected and tested for antibodies to HCV. Anti-HCV positive samples were further assessed for HCV RNA.
Results A total of 2558 participants aged ≥14 years were included in our analysis. Of them, 2.8% (95% CI 2.2% to 3.5%) were positive for HCV antibody. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that sex (male vs female: adjusted OR (aOR)=3.30, 95% CI 1.80 to 6.07), marital status (unmarried vs married: aOR=0.27, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.80), ever using injection drug (aOR=28.65, 95% CI 15.9 to 51.64) and ever having blood transfusion (aOR=7.64, 95% CI 1.94 to 30.16) were significantly associated with HCV infection (indicated by positive HCV antibody). Stratified analysis by HIV infection found that in HIV-negative individuals, sex (male vs female: aOR=3.84, 95% CI 1.88 to 7.85), ever using injection drug (aOR=22.15, 95% CI 8.45 to 58.04), having multiple sexual partners (aOR=2.57, 95% CI 1.26 to 5.23), and ever having blood transfusion (aOR=16.54, 95% CI 4.44 to 61.58) were significantly associated with HCV infection and in HIV-positive individuals, ever using injection drug (aOR=8.96, 95% CI 3.16 to 25.38) was associated with HCV infection.
Conclusion The data suggested a higher risk of HCV infection in this area when compared with the rest of China and some unique associated factors. Rapid scale-up of targeted interventions are needed to prevent further transmission and consequent morbidities.
- hepatitis C virus
- Yi minority
- drug abuse
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Strengths and limitations of this study
The study was conducted in a rural area of Yi ethnic minority in southwestern China where drug abuse is a serious problem.
Estimates provided in this study were community-based, which suggested a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the rural area of Yi ethnic minority.
Positive HCV antibody as an indicator of HCV infection might overestimate the burden of HCV infection.
Young men who looked for jobs elsewhere were not sampled, which might result in an underestimation of the prevalence of HCV infection.
There was no verification of self-reported information.
Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major, growing public health concern and one of the leading causes of death globally.1 Hepatitis B virus and HCV infections accounted for 96% (95% CI 94% to 97%) of viral hepatitis-related mortality in 2003.1 There were estimated 1.75 million people newly infected with HCV worldwide in 2015, bringing the global total of people with hepatitis C infection to 71 million.2 Approximately 704 000 people died of hepatitis C in 2013.3 More than 90% chronic HCV infection can be cured by direct-acting antiviral medications.3 However, 75%–90% of those with HCV infection were unaware of the infection and received no treatment, which eventually led to progressive liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and an increased risk of liver cancer.4
Epidemiological data on HCV infection are critical for developing public health strategies towards HCV infection prevention, care and treatment. HCV infection has various transmission routes, of which the most important one is direct percutaneous exposures to blood (eg, transfusion or transplantation from infectious donors and injecting drug use).4 Evidence for sexual transmission of HCV is controversial.5 Injection drug use (IDU) has become the predominant route of HCV infection in China since the establishment of a blood transfusion scrutiny system.6 The Yi Prefecture is along a major heroin trafficking route located in southwestern China, and is an endemic area for HIV.7 8
HIV and HCV have overlapping transmission routes.9 Persons with HIV/HCV coinfection generally have more rapid progression of liver fibrosis, and the mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma is higher among coinfected patients than patients with HCV monoinfection.4 10–12
Several studies have described the prevalence of HCV infection and its determinants among some Han populations such as IDUs and blood donors in China.8 13 14 However, to date, few studies were community-based and studied the Yi people. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HCV infection and its associated factors in a rural area in Yi Prefecture. We also explored the association between HCV and HIV as well as HIV-HCV coinfection.
Study area and population
The Yi Prefecture is located in Southwest of China. Most residents are Yi ethnicity, a minority group in China. Because of rugged mountainous terrains and sparsely scattered population, it remains an underdeveloped place in China.15 This region is noted for HIV epidemic because of drug trafficking through the neighbouring Yunnan Province.16 The study adopted a two-stage sampling scheme. First, three counties (P, Z and M) were selected from the Yi Prefecture on the basis of similar social demographic characters (such as gender structure, economic status, custom, education level and sanitary facility) as well as high prevalence of HIV infection. Second, four towns were randomly selected from three counties (A and B from P County, C from Z county and D from M county) with a total of 27 villages for the study (figure 1). All local residents aged≥6 years, who had lived there for more than 6 months, were invited to participate in the survey. Considering the local geographic characteristic and high authority of village chiefs, the village chiefs were asked for assistance in participants' enrolment.
Data and blood sample collection
Our study was conducted during the period from October 2014 to August 2015. Experienced workers from the local Center for Disease Control (CDC) were further trained for the investigation. They informed all participants of the objectives, contents and potential risks of this survey. Participants were personally interviewed using a structured questionnaire, which covered demographic characteristics (including age, sex, ethnicity, marital status, education, occupation and annual income), sexual behaviour (including age of first sex, frequency of condom use and multiple sexual partners), drug misuse behaviour (including age of starting drug misuse, mode of drug misuse in the past 6 months and sharing syringe in the past 3 months) and history of blood transfusion.
Each participant had a finger prick and provided about 1 mL of blood for testing HCV antibody by using the Diagnostic Kit for HCV antibody (Colloidal Gold) (product of Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Zhuhai, P. R. China, batch number: 2014080200, 50 persons per kit). Colloidal gold kits are simple, economic and reliable methods for detecting HCV antibody.17 Product specifications show that the sensitivity and specificity of the colloidal gold kits are both higher than 95%. A 5 mL blood sample was collected from those with a positive screening result and transported to local township hospitals. Whole blood was centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 5 min and plasma was separated and stored at constant temperature of −20°C within 8 hours, and then were transported in ice to Shanghai for HCV RNA testing by using the HCV RNA Quantitative Fluorescence Diagnostic Kit (PCR Fluorescence Probing, level of detection: 25 IU/mL) (Sansure Biotech, San Diego, USA and Changsha, China).
Ethical considerations
The procedures of this study were reviewed and approved by the Ethical Review Committee of School of Public Health, Fudan University. Each potential participant was asked to sign a written informed consent. If the participants were younger than 18 years of age, their parents were asked to sign the written informed consent for them. At the end of the study, participants with positive results were informed of the results and provided with appropriate medical consultations, further examinations and treatments.
Statistical analysis
Data were entered using the EpiData software (V.3.1; the EpiData Association) and were imported to SPSS statistical package (V.17.0; IBM SPSS Institute) for management and analysis. Descriptive data were generated for sociodemographic variables. The proportions of positive anti-HCV and HCV RNA were calculated together with their 95% CIs. In univariate analysis, Pearson χ2 test or Fisher's exact test was used to test the significance of associations between HCV infection and associated factors and crude ORs with 95% CIs were calculated. We then employed a stepwise selection approach (p value of entry ≤0.05, p value of removal ≥0.1) to produce a final multivariable model, which included important variables associated with HCV infection. Adjusted ORs and 95% CIs were calculated for identified associated factors. Stratified analysis was performed for individuals with and without HIV infection. All p values were reported as being two sided.
A total of 3164 individuals were recruited into our study. As local Yi indigenous culture considers 14 years of age as the start of adulthood for permitting sexual behaviours, the current analysis included 2558 individuals aged 14 years or older, who completed both the survey questionnaire and HCV testing. Table 1 shows the demographic characteristics of the study participants. Participants were predominantly Yi people (97%). Most participants were women (65.1%), illiterate (64.7%), married (74.8%) and farmers (91.6%).
Table 2 shows the results for positive HCV antibody and HCV RNA testing. Of the participants, 2.8% (95% CI 2.2% to 3.5%) were positive for HCV antibody. Out of 71, 46 anti-HCV positive participants provided blood samples for HCV RNA testing, and 71.7% (95% CI 56.5% to 84.0%) of them were HCV RNA positive.
After adjustment for covariates, multiple logistic regression analysis showed that increased risks of HCV infection, indicated by positive HCV antibody, were significantly associated with sex (male vs female: aOR=3.30, 95% CI 1.80 to 6.07), marital status (unmarried vs married: aOR=0.27, 95%CI 0.09 to 0.80), ever using injection drug (aOR=28.65, 95% CI 15.9 to 51.64) and ever having blood transfusion (aOR=7.64, 95% CI 1.94 to 30.16) (table 3).
Tables 4 and 5 show the results for the correlates of HCV infection with and without HIV infection. The prevalence of HCV infection, indicated by positive HCV antibody, was higher among HIV-infected individuals than HIV-negative individuals (24.0%, 95% CI 16.6% to 31.5% vs 1.6%, 95% CI 1.1% to 2.2%). For HIV-negative participants, significant predictors for HCV infection were sex (male vs female: aOR=3.84, 95% CI 1.88 to 7.85), ever using injection drug (aOR=22.15, 95% CI 8.45 to 58.04), having multiple sexual partners (aOR=2.57, 95% CI 1.26 to 5.23) and ever having blood transfusion (aOR=16.54, 95% CI 4.44 to 61.58). Among HIV-infected participants, however, only ever using injection drug (aOR=8.96, 95% CI 3.16 to 25.38) was significantly associated with an increased risk of HCV infection.
In our study, 2.8% (95% CI 2.2% to 3.5%) of residents aged ≥14 years were positive for HCV antibody. The prevalence was slightly lower (2.2%) when children were included. The prevalence of HCV infection, indicated by positive HCV antibody, in this region was significantly higher than the prevalence among residents aged 15–59 years in China (0.62%).18 This difference may be explained, at least in part, by a high proportion of ever using injection drug (3.48%) in the study area. Our study sites are adjacent to the 'Golden Triangle' where large amounts of illicit heroin are produced and traded, resulting in a serious epidemic of drug abuse. This is also supported by a study (HCV infection: 4.3%) conducted in a rural area in Yunnan Province, China (2012), which was also noted for drug abuse.19
Consistent with previous studies, IDUs had a higher prevalence of HCV infection (39.3%).20 21 HCV is transmitted primarily through direct percutaneous routes, including sharing contaminated needles or syringes.22 In the past few years, some countries have implemented effective needle or syringe exchange programmes and showed a substantial decline of HCV infection.23 Opiate substitution therapy and provision of antiviral therapy in IDUs also lead to a reduction of HCV transmission.24 Promotion of opiate substitution therapy and high coverage of needle and syringe programmes can substantially reduce the risk of HCV transmission among IDUs.25–27 China has launched methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and needle and syringe exchange programmes (NSEP) for IDUs in response to HIV epidemics. The MMT is expanding, with a support from multiple ministries of the central government, while the NSEP has received less support both politically and financially.28 Therefore, a scale-up of the NSEP and integration with other harm reduction projects as well as a removal of the societal and political barriers should be a priority for the Chinese health authorities. Routine monitoring and surveillance of HCV infection at MMT clinics would also provide valuable information for evaluating the effects of MMT and NSEP interventions.29 Previous studies reported that treatment uptake among IDUs remained very low, making IDUs a priority in HCV treatment programmes.30 Individuals who have ever undergone a blood transfusion have a higher risk of HCV infection. Blood transfusion was one of the main routes of HCV transmission.22 China has taken steps to halt illegal blood collection, contributing to a decrease of new HCV infections.31 However, care for patients with chronic HCV infection is an ongoing challenge.32
Men had a higher prevalence of HCV infection than women, probably because drug misuse was more common in men (8.3%) than women (0.9%) in our study. Similar results were found in Poland.33 Age was not independently associated with HCV infection, which is inconsistent with results from other studies,34 35 and different epidemiological profiles might be a reason.36 For example, nosocomial infection was a predominant risk factor in Taiwan, which is age related.34 There were no significant differences in the distributions of ethnicity, education level, occupation and annual income between HCV-positive and HCV-negative individuals. Our study population was predominantly Yi people (97%) with similar sociodemographic background and lifestyle. Married individuals had a higher prevalence of HCV infection as evidenced by previous studies.5 37
The prevalence of HCV/HIV coinfection was 1.2% in the current study, equivalent to 24% of HCV in HIV-positive people. Results of the stratified analysis suggested that the prevalence of HCV in HIV-positive individuals was much higher than that in HIV-negative ones. A further comparison showed that HIV-positive compared with HIV-negative individuals had a constantly higher prevalence of HCV infection across all subgroups, which is likely resulted from depressed immunity due to HIV infection.38 Another possible explanation is that people at higher risk for HIV infection is also at higher risk for HCV infection.11 These results highlighted the necessity of routine HCV testing for all HIV-infected individuals, and also suggested that preventing HIV infection should be included as a part of HCV control strategies.
Among HIV-positive people, ever using injection drug was the only significant factor for HCV infection. A strong positive correlation has been reported between injection drug use and HIV/HCV coinfection.39 In our study, of the 31 subjects with the coinfection, twenty-six (83.9%) were ever IDUs. Having multiple sexual partners is a well-defined risk factor for HCV infection,5 35 however, it was not significant in HIV-infected individuals. Having multiple sexual partners is less important for HCV infection as compared with ever using injection drug in HIV-infected individuals.39
There are several limitations in this study. We used anti-HCV as an indicator for HCV infection, and there might be some false-positive results. Fifteen percent to 50% of patients with acute HCV infection clear HCV spontaneously.23 Our estimate for the prevalence of HCV infection could be conservative, because many young men who looked for jobs elsewhere were a high-risk population for drug abuse and were not able to participate in the study. In addition, the history of drug abuse and other high-risk behaviours relied on self-reporting with no further verification, which might result in a misclassification bias for the estimation of associations between study factors and HCV infection. The size of HIV-infected people was small and there might be lack of an adequate statistical power to detect certain associations. The cross-sectional design did not allow us to know the causal relationship between associated factors and HCV infection.
Our results revealed a high risk of HCV infection, indicated by positive HCV antibody and its significant associations with drug abuse, sex, marital status and blood transfusion. We also found that the correlates of HCV infection varied in HIV-negative and HIV-positive individuals. It is vital to implement comprehensive and effective intervention programmes to reduce the risk of HCV transmission and achieve adequate access to HCV treatment, especially for people who are IDUs.
We would like to acknowledge the staff from the local CDC for questionnaire investigation and blood testing, and the local government officials for their support in data and sample collection.
Contributors WC participated in the conception and design of study, data collection, analysis and interpretation, and the preparation of the manuscript. YY participated in the conception and design of study and data collection, analysis and interpretation. YZ, XS and QJ conceived and designed the experiments and revised the manuscript draft. YZ, XS, PX, YS, JG, WY and XS participated in the data collection. YC and SL contributed to the critical review of manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Funding This work was supported by The Fourth Round of Three-Year Public Health Action Plan of Shanghai, China (grant number 15GWZK0101).
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Ethics approval The procedures of this study were reviewed and approved by the Ethical Review Committee of School of Public Health, Fudan University. All participants provided written formal consent.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
Data sharing statement The data that support the findings of this study are available from the Center for Tropical Disease Research, Fudan University, but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study, and so are not publicly available. Data are however available from the authors upon reasonable request and with permission of the Center for Tropical Disease Research, Fudan University.
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Hurricane Maria Lashes Puerto Rico, Storm-Battered Caribbean
Hurricane Maria barrelled through the Caribbean on a destructive path similar to Irma's earlier in the month.
Puerto Rico
A car is smashed against a pole in San Juan on Sept. 21, the day after Hurricane Maria made landfall.
After leaving a deadly trail of destruction on a string of smaller Caribbean islands, Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico's southeast coast around daybreak, packing winds of around 150 mph.
A tree lies across Plaza de Colon in Old San Juan.
Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. territory in almost a century, ravaged the island, demolishing homes and knocking out all electricity.
Downed trees cover a street in San Juan on Sept. 20.
Police cars make their way down darkened streets as power failed in San Juan following the passage of Hurricane Maria.
Millions of people in Puerto Rico potentially face up to half a year without power after Maria devastated the U.S. territory, according to officials. Puerto Rico's electric grid was crumbling amid lack of maintenance and a dwindling staff even before Maria and Irma hit the island.
A man wades through a flooded road in Fajardo, eastern Puerto Rico.
People walk by a sail boat washed ashore in Fajardo.
Electricity poles and lines lay toppled on the road in Humacao.
A man walks past a destroyed house in Guayama, on the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
A man looks for valuables in the damaged house of a relative in Guayama.
Rescue workers help people in Guayama.
Debris litters a street in San Juan.
A woman wades through floodwaters in the Puerto Nuevo neighborhood of San Juan.
A police car patrols as the hurricane hits in Fajardo.
A man and his daughter make their way through rain on a beach in San Juan on Sept. 19, prior to the arrival of Hurricane Maria.
People survey the damage in Roseau on Sept. 20, the day after Hurricane Maria passed over the island.
The prime minister of Dominica says more than 15 people are dead and 20 remain missing after Hurricane Maria's direct hit on the Caribbean island.
Dominican Republic
Men cut a fallen tree in Bavaro after the crossing of Hurricane Maria on Sept. 21. Hurricane Maria hit the northeastern Dominican Republic early Thursday and was expected to pass near the Turks and Caicos later in the day.
A boat lays on its side off the shore on Sept. 19.
A man passes a fallen tree in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
People survey the debris at a restaurant in Le Carbet on Sept. 19. Martinique suffered power outages but avoided major damage.
Rocks swept by strong waves cover a road in Le Carbet.
A woman watches strong surf from her doorstep in Saint-Pierre, Martinique.
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"Tabby, daily I take a photo of your to show all your fans and daily you sleep in the garden."
"I am not an object for taking photos with your telephone camera Mrs. Human. I am too busy in the afternoon for photos."
"You don't look very busy at the moment, you are sleeping again."
"I did not hear the word "again" and I am not sleeping. I am meditating."
"What are you meditating Tabby."
"I am in a deep thought process about whether to remain where I am, or whether I should change my sleeping place to the sun bed. Oh the decisions in a feline life."
"Perhaps you could sit on the sun bed and wave a paw."
"Do what?"
"That would be a lovely photo for all your followers."
"Of course Mrs. Human, how stupid of me. I am only here to pose for photos. Is that better."
"Wonderful Tabby. What are you doing now?"
"No problem, I thought you would like an action photo. I was just preparing the manufacture of a hairball. Ready with the camera?"
"No tabby, that is not the sort of photo to show to thousands of your followers all over the world."
"But it would be unique. I would even like a copy on my pawpad photo programme, to browse in a spare moment.
What are you doing Mrs. Human?"
"I am cancelling the last two photos. No-one wants to see a hairball manufacture."
"Now that is a shame. I so wanted to send a copy on my Pawbook page to show the kittens how to do it properly. Lesson one in how to be a successful feline "Production of a Hairball"."
"Better to send a photo of you washing, to show the kittens how to do it properly."
"That would not work Mrs. Human, I would get into trouble with their mothers. That is a process that only maternal parents teach their kittens. I would be intruding. There are places we wash that remain a secret between our tongue and ….."
"Ok Tabby, I get your point. Just go back to sleep, I really did not want to intrude in your private life."
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I'm enjoying the hydrangea with their autumn colors. They will dry nicely too and I'll be able to enjoy them through the winter, as well.
Joining the girls at Thoughts of Home on Thursday.
I like the hydrangea flowers when they turn pink, and of course yours look very nice in the blue Ball canning jar.ReplyDelete
Stunning color on those hydrangeas and the turquoise of the canning jar is a terrific complement.ReplyDelete
So very pretty! We planted a limelight hydrangea here about a month ago, and it's just beginning to turn pinkish.
Happy weekend to you! Soak up that baby time!
beautiful in the blue jar!
hydrangeas are so lovely..
I love their autumn colors!ReplyDelete
Beautiful flowers♥ Have a lovely weekend ♥ReplyDelete
Hydrangeas are such versatile flowers - I love the way they change colours in the fall to suit our decor!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I better check mine so I can dry them for the winter:) Enjoy your day dear friend, HUGS!ReplyDelete
Few things we can do in this world are so well worth doing as the making of a beautiful and happy home. He who does this builds a sanctuary ...


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The case-analysis evaluation corpus consists of 87 theorems about functions defined using conditional statements over natural numbers, lists and binary trees. IsaPlanner's rippling technique can automatically prove 47 of these theorems, only using the function definitions and not supplied with any extra lemmas. A simpler technique, applying induction followed by Isabelle's simplifier proves 37 theorems. We also experimented with a modification to our original case-analysis technique for rippling, allowing it to conjecture non-rippling goals after case-splitting as lemmas. This technique was able to prove 49 theorems, but would often not terminate on theorems it could not solve, which does not happen for the standard version.
Results for rippling with case-analysis
Results for induction and simplification
Results for modified rippling and case-analysis
Differences between simplification and rippling
Differences between original rippling and modified version
The Isabelle theory files used in the experiments are below:
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Two eighth grade U.S. history teachers at Finley Junior High School are traveling back in time with their students using a new approach to teaching: "Hands-on with History."
Ashley Huber and Scott Cieri said teachers are always searching for ways to have their students engaged in learning. In the fall of 2017, the two presented their idea of Hands-on with History to the Waxahachie Education Foundation. The tandem was awarded a $2,658 grant to fund the program.
When they presented the idea to the Education Foundation committee, Waxahachie ISD Director of Public Relations Jenny Bridges said this program stood out compared to the others.
While this is the first school year to implement Hands-on with History, Huber and Cieri have already done four activities. This program allows the students to experience the period they are learning about firsthand.
The program gives students something to look forward to at the end of each unit and Cieri said it's reflecting positively in the student's test scores. Cieri stated that more students are passing.
"I don't think it's that they have learned more necessarily than last year, but I just think they are trying harder. It's just motivation and wanting to do better," Cieri said. "The fact that the students enjoy it a little more, more of them are trying."
At the end of each unit, students participate in an activity that relates to the lesson they studied. For the first activity, students brewed and drank English tea.
Eighth-grader Emily Petty said the colonial tea party was her favorite because, "We actually had nice china and actual tea, as well as little cookies you could dip with and sugar cubes."
What stood out the most to Petty was the fact that people in England would put milk in their tea.
"I personally liked the tea, but not everyone else did. That's just my opinion," she said.
It's not just the students who are time traveling — it's also the teachers.
For each time period, both Huber and Cieri dress up in attire that relates to that era. When the students were learning about the U.S. Constitution, they dipped quill pens in ink to write the preamble. That day, both of the teachers dressed up like Benjamin Franklin.
Huber reiterated how teachers are always preaching to get the students engaged, but using Hands-on with History also requires the teachers to get out of their shell and make things happen.
Bringing history to the students is more than fulfilling as a teacher, as the experiences and memories the students share are essential to Huber and Cieri.
"A lot of students at Finley don't have a deep wheelhouse of background knowledge for these experiences," Huber said. "Like drinking tea. For some of them, it was a different concept."
The eighth-grade students just wrapped up learning about Westward Expansion and the Gold Rush. When students entered the classroom, Gold Rush-era music played, and a picture of miners was projected on the board to get the students in the right state of mind.
For this time period, students panned for gold. Petty said it is in those moments — when she's tasting the tea or getting dirty — that allows her to apply what she has studied and put it into perspective.
During the Revolutionary War section, students sewed together flags, which symbolized the country they created. At the end of one segment, the students chose a person in history to represent and did a living history museum for the sixth graders to walk through.
Cieri said seeing the expressions on the younger kids' faces shows they are eager to do the same activities once they reach eighth grade.
"Especially the sixth graders, but when they see that the older kids are doing this, I feel like in their eyes we can actually see they are looking forward to be doing this later," Cieri said. "So, I think we are already making an impact before they even start the year."
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Heminway, Evernote, Bear, Grammarly, Scrivener, Ulyssess or Freewriter – there are numerous content writing apps out there that aim to make us all the best writers we can be.
Each one has its own unique selling point that gets bloggers, freelancers and any kind of writer on the bandwagon, whether it's Hemingway's intuitive correcting or Ulysses' comprehensive solution to all your writing needs.
However, sometimes content writing apps aren't always as helpful as they claim to be. Here are some of the reasons why content writing apps could be doing us more harm than good.
Everyone's a content marketer
With the use of these apps, anyone can write content. There's no more exclusive club for the George Orwells or Maya Angelous. And while this new found accessibility allows everyone to give writing a shot and try expressing their creativity in a way they may not have considered before, there can be downsides.
The increase in unedited content being posted on the web is bigger than ever, meaning that authoritative sources such as your favourite magazines and newspapers have to battle with the everyday blogger for readers.
While apps can help you self-edit, there are certain things they simply won't spot, which is why submitting to a real, human editor will always be preferable.
Are you dumbing yourself down?
Using apps that correct spelling mistakes and bring your attention to errors are great – after all, no one wants to publish anything that could be incorrect. But is it really as good as it seems?
Continually relying on apps to correct your writing can build up over time, so much so that each word change goes unnoticed by you. After a while, this can become normal routine and culminate with you not checking spelling when you aren't using the app.
It doesn't do everything for you
There's plenty still to be learnt outside of content writing apps, which is why you'll need more than an email and password to become the world's next best content creator.
Speaking to other writers and reading plenty will still be the best ways for you to improve your writing skills, so don't let content writing apps lull you into a false sense of security.
Make sure you keep your writing skills at their best by turning off that content writing app every once in a while and be your own editor.
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A scammer attempted to force people into paying for unnecessary loft insulation this week – using the Grenfell tower disaster as a reason.
Central Bedfordshire Council's Trading Standards team spoke out warning homeowners to 'remain vigilant' following the 'callous attempt'.Thousands ignore coronavirus lockdown to enjoy sunny weather as UK death toll passes 4,000
According to reports, the man made out he was a council worker when he showed his 'identification'.
He then questioned the resident about their insulation and then explained that it was combustible and needed to be replaced.
The scammer claimed that if they did not get it replaced they could be charged with corporate manslaughter in the event of a fire.
He later used the Grenfell blaze – which killed at least 80 people – in his argument.
Staff are now warning residents take care following reports of the cold calling incident.
Councillor Ian Dalgarno said: 'This appears to be a particularly callous attempt to scare residents into getting unnecessary work done.Two prison workers die after suffering coronavirus symptoms
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Walking Through History: Tony Robinson in Cromford
PUBLISHED: 16:30 04 April 2013 | UPDATED: 21:24 05 April 2013
Cromford is set to feature on television this year as part of a new Channel 4 series. Catherine Roth reports
Many visitors to Derbyshire are drawn to its rich and varied landscape but few find themselves out walking whilst accompanied by cameras and a television crew. For Tony Robinson, who is perhaps best known for his role as Baldrick in the hugely successful Blackadder series, this comes with the job. As part of his new Channel 4 series, Walking Through History, the Time Team presenter explores the past through a series of walks around Britain. One such walk takes place in Derbyshire as he follows the industrial archaeology trail from Bakewell to Derby.
When Sir Richard Arkwright built his pioneering mills towards the end of the 18th century and developed his system of factory production, his work at Cromford played a key role in the industrial revolution, which would go on to change the world.
Tony Robinson begins his walk in Bakewell, nestled in the Wye Valley and once home to the younger Richard Arkwright. From here he heads south, passing through Rowsley, Darley Dale and Matlock before reaching Masson Mill at Matlock Bath. Built in 1783 this was Arkwrights showpiece mill and an indication of the considerable wealth he had accrued. Masson Mill also marks the beginning of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and from here Tony walks to Cromford, where Arkwright built the worlds first water-powered cotton spinning mill. Bob Faithorn, a Trustee of the Arkwright Society the charity which owns Cromford Mills was interviewed by the presenter as part of the hour long programme. Unlike the usual guided tours at Cromford Mills that take in the whole mill complex in an hour, getting even a few lines and shots right for camera took more than a few attempts to film. Bob says: From a prepared information sheet Tony devised a series of leading questions about the origins and development of the site. The film crew then asked me to welcome Tony and said, Just come down the stairs and walk out as Tony Robinson walks towards you and shake his hand. For various reasons it didnt go right and resulted in numerous takes! The same happened when they were walking towards the old bridge on the mill site. Bob says: Tony and I had to walk up towards the bridge and talk as we were doing so. It was thought it would be a good idea to talk about the oldest part of the site and explain who Sir Richard Arkwright was. Just like the previous time this necessitated numerous takes and the dialogue again was different every time and will require substantial editing in the final version.
Arkwright built his first mill at Cromford between 1771 and 1774. Although partly restored by the Arkwright Society, it is the adjacent mill Building 17 that provides the closest snapshot of how the mills would have looked in Arkwrights day. Bob says, The crew asked if we had any old illustrations of the interior of the first mill as they wanted to get an impression of what the mill would have been like in Arkwrights time. We hadnt, but the best way of illustrating this is by going into Building 17 as it was built on the same principles. Inside the floors are intact telling you exactly what the mill was like.
Still with plenty more to fit into the programme, Tony Robinson and his crew headed to the village where many of Arkwrights buildings remain to this day. These include the quality gritstone terraced housing on North Street, the first that Arkwright built in the village in 1776, to attract skilled workers to his mills. Nearby is what villagers locally term the Bear Pit, a stone-lined pit that was used to channel the Cromford Sough. Bob says, It is interesting how Arkwright used this to control the water and divert it to the mill. It was quite an astonishing engineering feat in which Tony was very interested.
With filming in Cromford almost complete, Tony and the crew retired to the Greyhound Hotel. It still stands as impressively as it did when Arkwright built it in 1778 to provide lodging for business associates and visitors to Cromford and to host festivities for his mill workers.
Having built a factory and village, Arkwright also began issuing his own currency, stamping Spanish dollars from the reign of King Charles III of Spain with Cromford Derbyshire. Astute as ever, this currency was only accepted in Cromford where the shopkeepers had to redeem it with Arkwright. Tony and the crew decided this would make a great piece for television. This resulted in Bob hurrying to collect the coins from the Arkwright Societys archives in time for Tony to attempt to buy a pint with one of them. Needless to say, despite their historical value today of 1,000, they were not accepted as legal tender!
Working to a tight schedule it was soon time for Tony to continue his walk. Following the Cromford Canal to High Peak Junction he joined the High Peak Trail climbing the steep incline to Middleton Top with a vantage point offering far-reaching views. Leaving the White Peak behind he then travelled south to Belper with its North Mill, heading on to Darley Abbey before visiting the Silk Mill in Derby.
Tony Robinsons arrival in Derby marks the end of his walk. However, we are fortunate that Arkwrights legacy and the foundations of the Industrial Revolution which changed the world remain to impress modern-day visitors to Cromford and the Derwent Valley.
For details about guided tours of Cromford Mills and village, taking in some of the locations set to feature in Walking Through History, visit www.arkwrightsociety.org.uk or phone 01629 825995.


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Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard has just handed over Dream Cruises first vessel. The 151,300gt Genting Dream is based on the Norwegian Breakaway-plus class of vessel but features several changes such as the casino and night club essentially replacing the atrium spanning several decks.
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For the first time, this cruise ship also carries two small deep sea submarines that can each take four people down to a depth of up to 200 metres. Entertainment on the ship is guaranteed state of the art thanks to an interactive communication system and extensive stage equipment. Environmentally friendly marine engines, diesel-electric pod drives, and improved hydrodynamics as well as numerous energy saving measures, heat recovery or ballast water cleaning all contribute to an ecological cruise experience and considerably reduced operating costs. The ship has also been designed and built according to the latest safety regulations.
Genting Dream has 35 restaurants and bars; various entertainment facilities such as theatres, bowling and a climbing park, as well as plenty of space for other outdoor activities. Great priority is given here to relaxation and recuperation. The ship has a Genting Club with 142 suites that offers the guests special privileges like an exclusive VIP pool as well as a separate spa area. On Genting Dream the first MRT (magnet resonance tomography) onboard of a cruise ship is installed.
The new ship for Dream Cruises has capacity for about 4,500 passengers in 1,674 cabins. The Genting Dream is 335 meters long, 39.7 meters wide and can reach a speed of more than 23 knots. The new cruise ship is designed for the rapidly developing Chinese cruise market.
After being handed over to the owner in Bremerhaven, Genting Dream will set sail to some of the loveliest destinations in Pacific Asia where it will offer cruises for two, five and seven nights. Sailing from Hong Kong, it will cruise through spectacular regions in Vietnam and China.
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Details of Oklahoma Budget Agreement Conceal Cuts for Oklahoma Environmental Agencies
On paper, it looks like two environmental agencies received funding boosts, but a closer look at the numbers shows the increases aren't what they appear.
On paper, it looks like two environmental agencies received funding boosts, but a closer look at the numbers shows the increases aren't what they appear.
Oklahoma is the country's number one producer of what is occasionally referred to as the 'poverty grain.' Rye doesn't have the best reputation, but demand is on the rise.
EPA Administrator and former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was back in the Sooner State last week — to talk about what his agency plans to do about saltwater contamination in Bird Creek in Osage County that could be tied to the oil and gas industry.
Scarcity is most severe in regions known as food deserts, where going to the grocery store often means taking a road trip. But new legislation awaiting the governor's signature could bring more healthy food to areas that need it.
In a commentary piece from NonDoc, Walters, a Democrat who served from 1991-1995, says 30 billion gallons of unused water flows into the Red River each day, and capturing and selling just a small portion of it could end the state's financial problems and make southeast Oklahoma's economy boom.
In March, the legislature asked state agencies how they would deal with worst-case budget reductions of nearly 15 percent. A cut that deep at the Department of Tourism could cost Oklahoma half of its state parks.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to roll back many Obama-era rules meant to combat climate change.
Pennington Creek in south-central Oklahoma is the only source of drinking water for the town of Tishomingo. Residents there are worried limestone mining operations threaten the creek. Now, the city council is taking on the companies doing the digging.
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Sophomores Ariana Arrojado and Barbara Clay attended an awards reception in Washington, DC as winners of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge. The students won for their app Take Me to…Travel Agency. The app helps users learn or practice geography by selecting the correct destination requested by the traveler character in the app.
The national competition encourages high school students to design and code their own applications for the phone, tablet or computer, and highlights the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields in education. More than 2,100 students in 33 states and 123 Congressional districts submitted 650 original apps.
A winner was chosen for each Congressional district. Arianna and Barbara won in district PA-06, represented by Rep. Ryan Costello.
The girls developed their ideas while participating in Villa Maria's Tech Club. They brainstormed ways to help students learn about geography, wrote the code, and made a video demonstrating the finished app.
Winners of the Congressional App Competition, including Arrojado and Clay, attended #HouseOfCode, a science fair style demo day, where winners displayed their work to Members of Congress and the tech community. The event was held Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in the Rayburn Foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.


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The Royals had won a replay at Liverpool in the third round - after Sigurdsson netted a penalty to level the tie in stoppage-time - to earn another crack at a top-flight side.
McDermott's men were rewarded for a battling second-half display when, with just three minutes left, Andy Griffin's deep ball found its way through to the six-yard box where Sigurdsson guided his shot into the bottom corner for a ninth goal of the season.
The 20-year-old had shaken off a foot injury to start, and McDermott was full of praise for the young Icelander.
"Gylfi had a couple of other chances before he scored, but his finish for the goal was from the top drawer," said McDermott.
"That is what he has in his locker.
"We were waiting for him to grow while he was in the Academy. He came over here when he was about 13.
"He is getting bigger and has a real aura around him, especially since he scored that goal against Liverpool, but he is a real down-to-earth lad."
Reading - relegated from the Premier League in 2008 - are struggling at the wrong end of the Championship table, with McDermott in temporary charge following the dismissal of Brendan Rodgers.
Chairman John Madejski is set to make a decision shortly. Currently away on business, Madejski may have been affected by technical problems affecting a live feed of the game on the FA's official website.
"I have said all along that I want the job and that I'm the right guy for it at this moment in time," said McDermott, who has been at the club for the best part of a decade since joining as chief scout in September 2000.
"We will see what happens when the chairman comes back next week.
"He will have watched the game on the website, but if it crashed I will have to give him a ring!
"I would like a home draw. Someone said we it would be nice to draw Manchester United - and I said 'we would do well to beat them'."
Despite their cup heroics, McDermott knows consistent success in the league is the priority.
He said: "The situation we are in we have to win games, and even though this was not a league game we wanted to get through to the next round.
"There is not a lack of confidence in this side. You can see we have a belief.
"We are just trying to build slowly and trying to make something of the season.
"We need to keep performing and if they show the spirit they have done today, then the results will come."
Burnley manager Brian Laws lamented his team's failure to make the most of their dominant spell midway through the second half.
"We desperately wanted to get through to the next round, and we did not play as well as we were capable of," said Laws, who was in charge for only his second game since being appointed as Owen Coyle's successor.
"[Steve] Thompson up front had given it a go, even though he was sick during the night, then in the second half when we changed it with [Martin] Paterson we showed a bit more energy.
"We upped the tempo and looked much more dangerous.
"We had a good 20-minute spell in the second half and looked more like ourselves, passing it better.
"We created a few good chances, with some quality saves from their keeper which kept Reading in the game.
"We knew that if we did not take our chances, we were going to come under some pressure and the disappointing thing is that we were only three minutes from getting our first clean sheet in quite a while."PA Sport


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The most important thing which you should think about when you are considering becoming a Real Estate investor is whether you can afford it. It is very expensive to invest in Real Estate and you need to understand your budget completely before you think of venturing into Real Estate investing.
You might think of taking a Real Estate loan and then investing in Real Estate, but before you do that, make sure you can pay back the Real Estate loan.
It is a huge commitment to investing in Real Estate and you have to be sure before you begin whether you can afford to do it.
First, figure out exactly why you wish to invest in Real Estate.
If you want to invest for your family, first check out the formalities and papers of the land such as the road connectivity, water, electricity and you should also find out how close the estate is to shops, schools, etc. Take a walk through the interiors of the house which you are thinking of investing in to ensure that there are no repairs of any fault which are necessary.
If you want to invest in property for the reason of selling it in the future, it is important that you do quite a bit of research on the estate concerned.
Calculate how much appreciation the land is likely to go through and also see which areas will bring you the most amount of profit. All this is very necessary to ensure that you do not buy the property which will not be in demand later on.
You should also make sure that you select the right Real Estate agent before you start thinking of investing in Real Estate.
The Real Estate agent you choose should have the sound market knowledge and he should also be well aware of the current trend in the Real Estate market. Since the bargain you strike on the Real Estate investment rests mostly on the knowledge of the market the Real Estate agent has, make sure that he is dependable. You might end up with a bad bargain and consequent problems if you choose a bad Real Estate agent.
Thus, it cannot be stressed enough that you have to be careful when choosing a Real Estate agent.
Most people who wish to invest in Real Estate make mistakes because they rush into it without taking everything into consideration. Do not let other parties or your Real Estate agent pressure you into investing too soon.
Buying a Real Estate property is just like buying a business.
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By Brittany Walters
Normally when I travel, it is never for an extended period of time. I am a master of the extremely condensed getaway. My last two trips to Washington, D.C have been under sixteen hours, my most recent excursion to the D.C area being for a friend's birthday. Technically I was supposed to leave Friday and make it a 32 hour trip with a departure home early Sunday morning; but I had tickets to see Beyoncé, and I wasn't able sell my tickets so I had to stay. I rescheduled my flight for Saturday morning leaving me with less than 24 hours to be in D.C. With trips like that I try to be more efficient than usual. These three tips work the best for me:
1. Try to pack a couple of days or at the very least the day before your trip
Now granted, I am a procrastinator when it comes to packing and unpacking, but I knew I had a concert where I would be dancing the night away and staying out late – so no procrastination was allowed this time around.
2. Be efficient with the clothes you pack
What does this mean exactly? For me it means packing a multipurpose outfit, something that is nice enough to wear to the airport, comfortable enough for the plane, goes with shoes that you can walk a good distance in, and can transition to a day time outfit when you arrive to your destination. Also, packing a pair of shoes you you feel comfortable walking in and dress shoes that go with all the outfits that you pack.
3. Pack one carry on and one personal item
I usually travel like this regardless. I hate checking bags, but this saves time in so many ways. Saves time in packing, saves time at the airport, and it saves time with unpacking. For me, my carry on is a nice overnight bag with a shoulder strap and a large purse.
While these tips may not work for everyone, they are just three simple things to remember on those super short getaways.
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Brittany is an optimistic idealist, culture junkie, epicurean foodie, and a lover of anything deemed a bargain. From Houston, Texas, she is a registered nurse by trade, gregarious by reputation, and rarely bored. She is always down for a spontaneous venture, anything that promotes preventative health, and really well made martinis. Brittany aspires to one day be a humanitarian focusing on eradicating global human trafficking.


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Jeff Bezos is now one of the richest men in the world – maybe even the single richest. And he is a left-wing warrior who hates the Republican tax legislation because big corporations – like his company, Amazon – might get a tax break.
With that in mind, please read this excerpt from Emma Roller's article at splinternews.com:
Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, with a personal net worth of $108 billion. In 2017, Bezos' company, the internet retail giant Amazon, reportedly took in $5.6 billion in U.S. profits.
So, how much did Amazon pay in income tax on that bounty? Hang on, we're getting some news…what? What's this? Amazon effectively paid zero dollars in federal income taxes in 2017? Oh.
You may be asking: How is this legal? Isn't Amazon an American company? Aren't companies required to pay federal income tax? Hello?
Amazon's global headquarters is not in Seattle, but in the tiny landlocked nation of Luxembourg (Amazon employs more than 40,000 people in Seattle, compared to 1,500 people in Luxembourg.). The European Union has accused Luxembourg of giving illegal tax breaks to Amazon and has ordered the country to recover $295 million in back taxes from Amazon.
Is that the way it's done, Jeff?
I don't know Emma Roller and I'm unfamiliar with splinternews.com. But the facts she puts up about Luxembourg being Amazon's headquarters and that $295 million are backed up by Reuters:
Amazon (AMZN.O) was told on Wednesday to pay about 250 million euros ($295 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg, the latest U.S. tech company to be caught up in a European Union crackdown on unfair tax deals.
The fine was much lower than some sources close to the case had expected and is only a fraction of the 13 billion euros that Apple Inc APPL.O was ordered to pay to Ireland last year.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who has other big U.S. tech companies in her sights, has taken a tough line on multinational companies' approach to tax.
"Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon. As a result, almost three quarters of Amazon's profits were not taxed," Vestager said.
Amazon said it was considering an appeal.
Based on the above, Ms. Roller's analysis has plenty of credibility with me.
Which is more than I can say about the credibility of Jeff "do as I say, not as I do" Bezos.
Now grow old waiting for mainstream U.S. media to nail him for it.


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Grace for birth parents
How we think about and care for birth families is an important piece of our work in foster care. There are some who would say that the relationship with birth parents is one of the hardest parts of being a foster parent. We struggle with the pain they have caused. We hurt watching the foster kiddos in our homes navigate these sensitive relationships.
Sensory needs
At Encourage, we invest fully in our families and children, and we are committed to supporting our foster parents throughout their entire journey. One way that we come alongside our families is helping them identify tools and resources to best address the needs of the kids in their care. We currently have several kiddos with sensory challenges, and the following support items (all under $80 each) could be very helpful in their home. Would you be willing to help meet one or more needs?
Weighted blankets (we could use at least three in twin size)
Weighted blankets have been known to help individuals with Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, autism and other health conditions feel calmer and sleep better. They are usually made with 10 percent of the individual's body weight to provide firm but gentle deep pressure. Weighted blanket therapy is similar to that of swaddling an infant. Just as the firm, snug wrapping helps an infant relax and drift off to sleep, the weighted blanket helps a child with a similar effect.
Please purchase this weighted blanket (or similar).
Sensory body socks (we could use three small and medium sizes)
Similar to a weighted blanket, a child will benefit from feeling calm and relaxed by the deep pressure input of the body sock. It's a great quiet suit when a child needs help managing emotions and sleep. At other times a body sock is useful for developing motor skills.
Please purchase this sensory body sock (or similar).
Therapy swing (we could use at least three)
The swinging motion helps teach a child's brain and body to work together. This sensory integration improves coordination, balance, body awareness and concentration. The swaddling feature gives children a sense of protection and blocks out unnecessary sensory input. Therapy swings benefit children who have Sensory Processing Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, or those on the autism spectrum.
Please purchase this therapy swing (or similar).
Perhaps you are not in a season where fostering fits but you are in a season where you could be a blessing to a foster family. If you would like to encourage one of our families by purchasing an item or two from this list, we would be so grateful. Please have your item(s) shipped directly to the Encourage office at 637 College Avenue, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Be sure to let Emily Engman, LSW, (email@example.com) know of your plans in advance to prevent duplications of items purchased.
We will update this blog post when the needs are met. Thank you for giving generously!
Fostering teens
One of Encourage's greatest needs is foster homes for teenage foster children.
Being a teenager is already hard enough.
Imagine not having support and stability at home while you navigate hormones, school, relationships and a host of other moments and decisions as graduation gets ever closer.
Imagine not having someone show you some of the things you took for granted like making mac and cheese, filling out a job application or learning how to drive.
Imagine not having someone see you and love you for you who are and help you reach your potential and chase your dreams.
Most children in foster care have not experienced what a real home is supposed to be like. The average foster child is not used to cooking with mom, eating at the dinner table, having a scheduled time to do homework, or even the basics like seeing parents. So you can give them a glimpse of what a home is supposed to be like. You can provide dinners at a table. You can offer up some time cooking in the kitchen. Just normal!
Providing a home and supportive relationship to a teen will come with challenges, but here are 10 reasons to foster a teenager in foster care.
No one should have to go through major life moments without someone cheering at their side. You could be that someone. Your home could be the first home that helps a teen experience his or her worth in Christ.
If you would like to talk with one of our staff members about what it would like to welcome a teen into your home, please contact us today. Heather Huebner, Recruitment and Engagement Specialist, would be honored to process this decision with you. Reach out today at email@example.com or 330.462.1118.
Life Is Short – Buy The Orange Pants
This blog post was originally published in January 2016. The truth of it remains the same so we are sharing it again to bring you encouragement for the journey.
My husband and I have had the privilege of providing foster care to fifteen children since 2010. We have three little boys right now who are six, five, and three. Last week one of our little boys told me he really wished he had some orange pants. Now, when he first came to our home, you could barely understand a word he said. So to hear him have such a specific want brings me a lot of joy. This kid absolutely loves to wear bow ties and dress up clothes to school. Almost every week he has a "dress up" day where he wears a shirt with a collar and a bow tie. His older brother says kids tease him sometimes for wearing ties to school, but he says he doesn't care–he just likes his bow ties.
Last Thursday I had a free hour between appointments and I stopped at the outlet mall on a quest for orange pants. I knew it was a long shot, but I thought I'd check it out. Four stores later and I found a single pair of orange dress pants. They were squished in a clearance rack with last years' leftovers. Between assorted tank tops and t-shirts from other seasons, there was one pair of orange pants. Exactly what I needed. The store manager told me that those pants have been waiting on the clearance rack for two years. Literally longer than this sweet little guy has lived in my home- these pants have been waiting. The perfect orange dress pants in a size six.
I have the honor of working with our new foster parents and I field a lot of phone calls from new inquiries. People who are maybe on the edge of deciding whether or not they should get involved with the foster care system. Everyone has heard horror stories and there are a million excuses as to why they shouldn't get involved in a system that is viewed by so many as so broken.
Maybe we should wait until we are older.
Maybe we should wait until we have more money.
Maybe we should wait until we aren't so busy.
Maybe I shouldn't do this because I'm single.
Maybe we shouldn't do this because it will be too hard to love them and let them go.
I often see a lot of fear and unrealistic expectations of what foster care is and will be like. People are afraid of the unknowns and the worst case scenarios so they limit their options to what they see are the "safest" choices. They are counseled by friends not to take the "hard" kids. Often the choice is little babies with no problems. Kids who haven't been exposed to drugs, domestic violence, kids who aren't in counseling, or attached to siblings, or need more time to recover… But 'little babies with no problems' don't need foster care. It is the children who have seen the worst in life who need us. Children whose needs haven't been met. Children who haven't had safety and security in a warm and loving home. Children who can describe what needles look like and how to shoot up heroin. Children who have experienced violence and come to our homes with wounds on their bodies and their souls. That scares people.
As a result, there are so many children who sit waiting. Waiting for someone to be brave enough to care for them. To take a risk. To take the chance… outside their comfort zone. Maybe like wearing a pair of orange dress pants.
We had an adoption matching meeting recently for our three boys. An adoption matching meeting occurs when children who have been in foster care become available for adoption and the state is working towards locating an adoptive placement for the children. Unfortunately, for our children, there are no family members able to care for them at this time. During that meeting we talked about the supports my husband and I have as parents. I explained we have some wonderful friends who really get it- my social work friends who understand why we chose foster care and why we chose this life. They love us and will support us and our children.
My husband and I haven't chosen an easy road, but as for our children? They had absolutely no choice in the matter. None of these children do. They wind up in the system through no fault of their own and rely on social workers, foster parents, and counselors to help them pick up the pieces of their lives. They didn't choose this life.
I'm so glad that I didn't let our fears or excuses get in the way of God's direction for our lives.
There's a wonderful quote from Joseph Campbell that I have hanging in my office. It reads: "We must be willing to let go of the life we had planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." I find this to be very true in the world of foster care. I often tell new foster parents that they will experience frustration and heartache, and the feeling of 'not knowing' what will happen with the children in your home will really wear you down! But when you see the recovery that a child can make when they feel safe and secure, when you see the light begin to shine in their eyes, and the fear begin to dissipate, it is all worth it. They didn't choose this, but we can choose to be with them through it. The world tells us our lives should be easy. But I absolutely believe that our faith requires more of us.
I'm so glad we chose this life.
I'm so glad that when the social worker called that we said yes.
I'm so glad that we gave a home to a little boy, who can now give a home to these crazy orange pants.
I'm so glad that I am able to empower other prospective foster parents to do this too. You can do this, you are capable and you are stronger than you think!
Life is short. You should definitely buy the orange pants.
TBRI in the news
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is an evidenced-based model for parenting traumatized youth. This relational approach to caring for kids with high levels of abuse, neglect and trauma is gaining recognition as it is successfully helping kids progress relationally and behaviorally. This emerging method takes into account that children need to feel safe and connected before than can receive correction or instruction.
The method is part of a growing "trauma-informed care" movement that says abused kids need more than one hour a week in a therapist's office to recover. Their day-to-day caregivers must know how to interact with them in healing ways.
As we make plans to introduce TBRI curriculum to all of our treatment families, here's one foster family's experience with this technique.
"It's all about the child building their trust in you," Deanna said. "This takes awhile because they've never had a parent or anyone in their life who showed any kind of stability." She explained that abused children often aren't able to "self-regulate" — the pain and trauma they've experienced keeps them in fight-or-flight mode, with the chaos and intensity of their feelings prompting all sorts of dysfunctional behaviors. "You just have to get down to their level and talk to them calmly, to understand what's really causing the behavior," she said.
We encourage our families by equipping them with physical, emotional and logistical supports. Providing our families with practical training such as TBRI is one way we can support them in caring for children with trauma.
Comfort and joy this Christmas
Like many other children, when December comes around our children enjoy carefully writing out "Wish Lists" to send to Santa. They excitedly think about presents and consider what special items they might write down. This year our nine-year-old son Jameson patiently helped our five-year-old daughter Jubilee put together a lengthy list of her favorite things. At our dining room table sat a little guy we are fostering. At six years old he has already lived in a few different houses and spent the holidays with a few different families. On this particular Thursday night, he was writing a special letter to Santa and he wanted to put on his list a certain toy he once had at his mom's house, but he couldn't remember what it was called. And then I think he just got to feeling so sad about it. Big alligator tears were sliding down his little-freckled cheeks. I tried to help him find it by having him describe it and looking at pictures online, but we just couldn't figure it out together.
Around the holidays, I see many others struggle with family dynamics, financial burdens and worry over holiday stress. I just keep thinking about the heartache of this six-year-old boy away from his mom, in his third foster home, longing for a home and a toy that's probably long gone. The good news is, there are many ways that foster and adoptive parents can reduce stress and anxiety for children over the holidays. Here are my top three best bets for a smoother holiday season.
Number one: Honor every family member's traditions.
We have a family habit of making a list on our chalkboard of all the things we would like to do over the holiday season. Sometimes they are simple items such as reading a Christmas book, drinking hot cocoa, or watching a favorite movie together. Making a family to-do list together builds trust and empowers children to have the opportunity to choose things that they would like to do. I ask them if there are certain foods that they would like to include in our holiday meals. We always plan time for the children to buy small gifts for their parents to take to visitation as well.
Number two: Prediction. Prediction. Prediction.
I can't stress this enough. Let your children know what's coming next. If your schedule is going to be different over the holidays, consider making a visual schedule somewhere accessible for them. We have done this in a few different ways. Our son Jayvon has a white-board in his room with different small pictures that let him know what's coming next. Last year our son Jameson had a calendar in his room that marked the days we were visiting people as well as his school holiday concert. Christmas was marked with a big sticker. We also use our chalkboard for this on nights when our kids are especially worked up. Visual aids can be extremely soothing for children who have lived in chaotic environments.
Number three: Adjust your expectations for yourself and your child.
Especially if you have children who have been newly placed within your home or are sensitive to changes in environment. If on a typical Christmas day, you have a flurry of opening presents, followed by celebrations in three different relatives' homes in different cities, adjust the expectations for new children. It may be very overwhelming to meet that many new people at one time. Consider if they may do best with having some planned downtime, or time to do a sensory-friendly activity that can help center them over the busy days. Try to be in tune with what your children need if they are feeling sad or anxious. Plan ahead for potential meltdowns! This year it might be best not to stretch yourself too thin. It's okay to say no to some activities and invitations.
We remind each other at our house that everything doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful. Children can love spending the holidays with your family, and be deeply missing their own family as well. It can take a lot of grace, patience and mercy to get through the holiday season. Give yourself some space to enjoy the holidays without so much pressure.
Fostering siblings
People often have a negative perception of children in foster care. Just because these children come from hard places and have experienced hard things, doesn't mean they aren't also great kids. When you hear about children in foster care, you often hear the worst stories about the abuse and neglect that they have endured. Encourage's kids are resilient with many brilliant qualities.
You might learn in the news what they've experienced, but these articles don't share that they also love the color orange, love to be read to, and play pretend. I like to remind new foster and adoptive parents that a child may be in foster care, but that is a situation they are experiencing, it doesn't define who they are or who they will become.
Successful foster care stories are powerful because they help change the way we think about foster care children and the adults who said yes to loving them. This recent foster-to-adopt story about a sibling group gives us a glimpse into the vivid personalities and tender hearts of these amazing kids. It also gives us the opportunity to share about the specific needs of sibling groups.
The overwhelming majority of the referrals we receive here at Encourage are for brothers and sisters who need to be placed together. Many times being separated from your brother or sister is more traumatic than being separated from your mom or dad. Especially if you were the one responsible for taking care of your brother or sister.
Can you imagine your little brother or sister being pulled away from you to stay in another place with strangers you don't know? There are many positives when taking care of siblings. Having your brother or sister in your foster home with you can reduce fear, worry and anxiety. It creates stability and security for children to remain with their brothers or sisters.
My husband and I have fostered six different sibling groups. The rewards of keeping them together have vastly outweighed the challenges. Siblings may require more laundry, more time to get ready for school, and more plates around the dinner table, but we wouldn't have it any other way. Keeping brothers and sisters together in foster care has been the most meaningful part of our lives.


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Defining the Relationship: The Law and the Promise (Galatians 3:15-22)Darin Kirkman, February 24, 2019
Part of the The Gospel + Nothing series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
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15 To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. 18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.
21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.


text: TLCOhio #26 Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) From the Boston Globe travel section this morning, they have this headline: "Eight top travel destinations for 2018" with these highlights: "Grenada possesses both stunning tropical beaches and a capital city (St. George's) so picturesque that it looks as if it were peeled from a painting. Due to its position at the southern edge of the hurricane belt, the island is generally spared from storms, making vacation planning slightly easier than it is for other islands. For those looking to escape the world of corporate high-rise resorts, Grenada is far less developed than its Caribbean neighbors, but still offers a fantastic range of hotel options." Nice highlights on an island that we super enjoyed visiting, exploring and experiencing. Full story at: http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2018/01/04/start-planning-here-are-top-travel-destinations-for/ZnKSaL61tnX23aCpYr64GO/story.html?et_rid=470029886&s_campaign=todaysheadlines:newsletter THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Enjoyed a 14-day, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure, getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under" before and after this cruise. Go to: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139 for more info and many pictures of these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 193,073 views for this posting. Edited January 7, 2018 by TLCOhio 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Mini-Weaving Loom
This week for Camp Fire we are looking at textile arts and trying our hands at a few projects that fall under this category. I hosted a small weaving project with our troop. It is a very simple project requiring very little in materials yet a great little project that is easy, colorful and as Holly has informed me - a bit addictive!
She did one yesterday at our Camp Fire meeting and then came home to make one more and this morning asked to make even another. It is artistic, requires focus, patience, hand eye coordination and good fine motor skills - all great skills to use!
To create a small loom I hot glued four popsicle sticks together to create a square. Then I tied on a solid color of yarn and wrapped the loom about five times and tied off. You now have a very simple loom! With a great assortment of yarns, scissors and little fingers - you are set to create! Tie onto the bottom corner thread and weaving in and out, back and forth. Change yarn by tying it off and keep weaving. When you are all finished you tie off on the last rows final thread. Trim and tuck all little knots you have.
A sweet, simple mini-weaving project!
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Band Members :
Brian Paiva - Vocals / Guitars
Josh Mark Raj - Guitars / Backing vocals
Mario Rohan - Bass
Hudstin Fernandez - Drums
Josh Mark Raj - Guitars / Backing vocals
Mario Rohan - Bass
Hudstin Fernandez - Drums
Garage Monsters Inc. is a Rock band from Chennai, formed in January 2004. The band started off as a Classic Rock/Metal tribute band that played songs from Toto, Extreme, Van Halen, Megadeth, Satch and so on. The band later found a distinct sound with the growing number of originals they wrote. The band's reputation had grown and they started playing some big gigs across the country like GIR set on the 20th of Feb to an eight-thousand strong audience with John Myung (Dream Theater) being a special guest and JRO in Chennai where they shared stage with other Indian acts like, Parikrama, Bhayanak Maut, Silk Route and Parousia. The band played at the LIVEVIBE gig at the YMCA grounds in Royapettah, Chennai in March where they released their EP "The Great Divide". The band had went through a lot of line up changes back then itself. Eventually the band slowly weathered away dude to members leaving the country for studies. In November 2010 the band was back with a strong new line up and is now active.
EP 'The Great Divide' 2005 Track List :
1. Great Divide
2. Plastic Skin
4. Look To The Sky
Click Here To Listen/Download The Tracks