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Prince Harry's book 'Spare' claims heated spat between William, Meghan
Prince William angrily pointed his finger in Meghan Markle's face during a tense gathering that also involved their respective spouses, according to Prince Harry's new memoir.
The confrontation came a month after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot in May 2018. William and wife Kate Middleton invited Harry and Markle over for tea that led to an airing of grievances and then the explosive moment, Harry claimed in his new book "Spare."
At one point, Middleton said she "was owed an apology" from Markle for a comment the former "Suits" star made before the nuptials, Harry wrote.
Middleton claimed she was hurt when Markle teased her that she had "baby brain" after she forgot a detail tied to the rehearsal timing, according to Harry's book, US Weekly reported. The Princess of Wales gave birth to her youngest child – son Prince Louis – in April 2018.
Middleton told Markle when her memory slipped during the past conversation, Markle replied then it was an hormonal thing, the book claims.
Prince Harry's book claimed his brother and wife got into a confrontation in 2018.
Markle apologized to Middleton over the comment, but also insisted she made that comment to other friends before William jumped in, Harry wrote.
Harry alleged that William pointed at Markle and said "Well, it's rude, Meghan."
Markle then snapped back to her new brother-in-law, "If you don't mind, move your finger away from my face."
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle didn't appear to be on the same page over a comment from Markle.
Other points of contention during the meeting included how William and Middleton were annoyed that Harry and Markle didn't give their family Easter presents, which Harry wrote he found puzzling since he and his brother never exchanged gifts for that holiday.
Additionally, Harry wrote he and Markle told the their royal counterparts they were not happy how William and Middleton rearranged the seating assignment for their 2018 wedding. The Sussexes followed the American tradition, but William and Middleton didn't like that custom, according to the book.
Harry's heavily anticipated memoir was released early in in Spain — in Spanish — and includes numerous anecdotes of tension between him and the rest of the royal family.
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The golden era of Indian comics, dominated by Amar Chitra Katha, offers a nostalgic high. After cooling off from that peak, the enterprise is again gaining superpowers, not unlike some of its characters. With conventions like Comic Con drawing thousands of visitors in Indian cities and publishers turning to new themes, bolder colors, and glossier pages in the quest for wider audiences, the industry is on an uptick.
Atlanta-based Vamsi Duvvuri teases meaning out of numbers in his job. That entails wading through fine-grained data sets, burrowing into figures, and ferreting out patterns in them. As a datascientist, Duvvuri dreams numbers. And yet, crunching data all day long is a job not without stress.
His antidote? Comics! Indeed, it is Duvvuri's favorite way to unwind. In a flash, he can leave behind the cold, hard, objective world of mindboggling data and zoom right into the illustrated world of cool characters and piquing plots.
"I enjoy reading about superheroes. I used to enjoy Super Commando Dhruv and Naagraj." Now a fan of Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes as well, he grew up in Hyderabad reading Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), Diamond Comics, Raj Comics and Chandamama. Champak, Suman Saurabh, Misha, Tintin, Suppandi ("lovably stupid"), and Chacha Chaudhary (with Rocket, the dog, and Sabu, the giant) filled his imagination.
"My brother and I won a local library competition one summer where we read 1005 comics in 50 days. We used to subscribe to Champak, and also buy a lot of Diamond and Raj Comics. We also ran small comics libraries during our summer vacations," says the father of a newborn baby daughter.
Even today, Indian comics are a shopping staple during holidays in India and Indian-American children here often receive comic books as gifts from family and relatives. Away from home, far removed from merrygo- rounds with home-grown characters, maneuvering bits and bytes, people like Duvvuri are immigrants also to the fantasy land of comics. And they retain a special place in their heart for Indian comics, their first love. "I learned a lot about Hindu mythology through comics," Duvvuri remembers.
Generations of Indians got their emotional sustenance from Indian mythology, an inexhaustible source of stories of valor and cowardice, integrity and moral turpitude, magnanimity and greed, and all the values permeating the continuum of life.
Legions of those who grew up in urban India in the late seventies and eighties will tell you unabashedly that if they know anything about mythological and historical Indian characters of India, it is thanks in a huge part to the formidable Amar Chitra Katha collections. From Krishna and Sudama to King Ashoka and Rani Lakshmibai, from Meerabai and Sant Tukaram to Subhas Chandra Bose and Gandhi, and even relatively obscure or regional characters like Ghatotkacha or the Gujarati lovebirds, Jesal-Toral, the ACK was a veritable treasure chest of richly illustrated, captivating stories of characters across India's vast timeline and expanse.
"Mr. Anant Pai, the founder of Amar Chitra Katha, had conducted a study in schools where he found children retained information better when they were taught through the medium of comics. Even now, the ACK biographies are in demand in educational institutions. As for mythology and folktales, many Indians can trace their first mythological story back to an Amar Chitra Katha comic and they remain as relevant today. Small wonder, because mythology is perfect for comics, containing the elements of storytelling and fantasy that make for great art and writing," says Rajani Thindiath, Editor, Tinkle.
Along with ACK, Raj Comics and Indrajal Comics were perennial favorites with most readers growing up in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. Diamond Comics, too, continues to regale audiences with everyday characters like Chacha Chaudhary and the kids Pinki and Billoo. It publishes in English, Hindi, and all the regional languages of India.
Growing up, the image of Lord Hanuman lifting the mountain, or the Bhagavad Gita's divine form of Krishna, or the bhakti-inspiring stories of India's saints and sages, Birbal's subtle wit in coaxing some sense into his master, Emperor Akbar, the heroic tales of Shivaji, Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad, the riveting stories from the Panchatantra and the Jataka Tales—all of these left an indelible impressions on our psyche. A full-blown Avatar-like atmosphere inhabited by these immortal characters exists in our heads.
"The only superheroes that have seen pan–Indian appeal are our gods from mythology. They are all fantastically etched characters brought out through complex plot lines. Each story is allegorical to the human condition and yet explores its scope beyond it. At the root, each story may be about good vs. evil but a lot of them also explore various philosophical theories in a form that is easy to ingest. They have come to define the people we are," Thindiath says.
The collective unconscious is a storehouse of powerful images, a space filled with universal archetypes. What comics do is re-jig these memory- sets, invoke, and inspire these images to life. In Indian comics, heroes operate on a completely vaster plane, whereas in Western stories, they mostly operate on the physical plane.
"At the root of it, it is about fantasy. We fantasize about extraordinary strength and abilities, and it's a great way to rise above what we are, to aspire to be more. Whether it is our deities or Western superheroes, it is about humanity rising above what it is.
"At the root of it, it is about fantasy. We fantasize about extraordinary strength and abilities, and it's a great way to rise above what we are, to aspire to be more. Whether it is our deities or Western superheroes, it is about humanity rising above what it is, and that is an aspiration that will remain," observes Thindiath.
Mythology is essential. Children crave stories, and everyone looks for glory. Myth satisfies both. Since America doesn't have mythology, it created superheroes, soldiers in full-body armor and with weapons, raining hell on villains. Of course, Greek and Nordic mythology find a place in Western comics.
It's not an exaggeration to say that comics contributed to what it means to be Indian, amidst the flux and malleability of identity. It's also no overstatement to say that the comics fostered the spirit of national integration. Some publishers, like Diamond Comics, have also tried to spread awareness about social issues such as hygiene and the importance of voting.
With conventions like Comic Con drawing thousands of visitors in Indian cities and publishers turning to darker themes in the quest for wider audiences, the Indian comic book industry is at the threshold of a big boom.
Of course, changing times have brought a growing fascination with cartoons. In recent years, children have been spending more time watching cartoon films than reading books. They're plugged into futuristic and scientific storylines, rather than just into mythological. To compete with this phenomenon, publishers have taken to making their books more visually appealing, with brighter colors, and glossy paper.
"Comics are cooler than ever before, and being geeky is mainstream. Comics are influencing pop culture like never before. We are getting people who are not regular with reading comics following up on their favorite characters via films, animated series, and games. It's taking these characters and story lines to different places, and it's damned exciting," says Jatin Varma, founder of Twenty Onwards Media, an alternative media house with interests ranging from publishing to films to live events. His company organizes India's Comic Con.
There's a new kind of readership for comics in India which wasn't there in prior generations. In older days the prime market used to be the urban middle- class kids, a group with limited buying power. Comics were considered too amateurish for the college crowd. That's no longer the case. Recent Comic Con gatherings have been full of yuppies and college kids, with a lot more money in their pockets than their parents used to have. There are also people in their thirties and forties, on a nostalgia trip, buying up merchandise and vintage comics and memorabilia. It's probably this market that is driving up the boom.
As his experience with Comic Con shows, Varma feels "reading and collecting comics is not something for the few. It's something that is now considered mainstream. Being a dedicated fan of a particular character or franchise (for example, Star Wars) is not something trivial. It's something that the individual celebrates." And this sense of identification with a character or a franchise is helping the comics industry, with the college-going and early-twenties readership taking to comics in a big way.
The past two decades have seen an expansion in the genres and formats of Indian comics, with publishers bringing in noticeable transformations and moving beyond "simple retellings of folktales and mythological stories to more nuanced storylines with plenty of layers and twists," Thindiath points out.
"Our books reach beyond urban centers," he continues. "It's about expanding your market, reaching out to interior areas." Publishing in local language has helped Diamond Comics increase its reach.
In addition, "[Diamond] comics are fun-oriented through and through. They are positive stories, family stories. Parents like to buy them for their kids. Foreign comics have blood and [gore]. As to distribution, they don't have network. They are sold in metros and cities, but a bigger India is out there. The foreign comics don't reach them. And their price is very high. In our comics, for a hundred rupees, you get 300 pages of stories, art, and color," Rai adds. Newer companies like Graphic India, Mantra Ray Comics, and Level 10 Entertainment Pvt Ltd are trying out new story lines and platforms.
Although the Indian comics industry is not as big as that in the West, interest in comics and graphic novels is on the rise in India. Techsavvy start-ups are experimenting on and exploring new storylines, like dark themes. Old publishers are pushing themselves into the internet and the world of apps, and getting into YouTube, VODs, feature films, animation, and 3-D films. Their main breakthroughs in terms of sales and reach have come from publishing in the regional languages. E-commerce has made it convenient to reach out to more people. Social media facilitates better communication between the creator and the user. Digital versions of books are being picked up, even if only in small numbers.
However, the downside for the Indian comics industry has always been a flawed distribution network.
Also, Indian comics have not received much support from the film and television industry. Unlike in the West, where comics have been made into hugely successful films and franchises, very few comic book stories have been adapted for film or television in India. An exception, perhaps, is the series Chacha Chaudhary, featuring Raghubir Yadav.
With new technologies evolving in printing, animation, and digitizing, everyone agrees this is an exciting time to be doing comics. "In the long run both readers and content creators have to think beyond just the books. We need to tap animation, gaming, merchandise, films, and television," Varma remarks.
G.B.S.N.P. Varma is a freelance journalist based in Andhra Pradesh. His work has been featured in The Hindu, The Caravan, Hans India, Fountain Ink, and Avantika.
The setting: Bombay, India, post-World War II. A narrow-gauge slow train transports European soldiers from the dockyards to the Victoria Terminus rail station in the city. Local ragamuffins are known to run routinely alongside the train hoping to grab at the largesse of the soldiers, who are known to drop chocolates and money or other goodies sometimes. One fine day a soldier hurls out something that looks like a magazine. The usual scrimmage follows as the robust gang of kids fights to lay a claim on it. Before long the "magazine" is claimed by a dozen different kids, each holding a page or a few of them.
Little Abid Surti, all of six or seven years old, gets one solo page. When he goes home and checks it out, he is fascinated by the images of a cuddly mouse. Turns out he is holding a page of a Mickey Mouse comic book. It seems something clicks within young Surti who feels, quite naturally, that he can draw characters like this mouse. Without losing any time, he is at it…and a cartoonist is born!
It is thanks to that one page, tracing back to a foreign solder, that "I am now also a cartoonist," narrates the National Award-winning author, playwright, journalist, screenwriter, environmentalist, and the creator of Bahadur, Inspector Azad, Dhabbuji, and other favorite Indian cartoon characters.
This fascinating narration by Surti is captured on celluloid in a documentary film called Chitrakatha: Indian Comics Beyond Balloons and Panels, made by Alok Sharma. Still a work in progress, it is a first-of-its-kind documentary on the evolution of comics in India. "Comics have been my first love since I can remember," says Sharma. He traveled all over the country, put in years of research, talked to the unsung heroes of comics, wrote the script, directed, and produced the film.
Sharma had a humble beginning as a political cartoonist at the age of 16. He began his career with Gotham Comics (later Virgin Comics). After that, he worked with radio stations like Radio City and Radio One. He was later associated with the TV wing of the Walt Disney Co., India. He explored animation with Big Animation and worked on their acclaimed title Little Krishna before he went independent.
According to Sharma's research, 1960-70s can be called the formative years of Indian comics, when Indrajal Comics was formed and later Amar Chitra Katha began its operation. The '70s saw the massive success of these two publications inspiring several others. This was also the decade that spawned the advent of several humor-based comic magazines like Deewana, Lotpot, and Madhu Muskaan.
The '80s were the golden age of Indian comics. India had as many as 60 publishers publishing in this arena (most of them were based in North India) and 90 percent of the content was homegrown. Comics were a rage till the early '90s, after which they took a bit of a nosedive.
Fresh content includes Rajesh Devaraj's delightful Sudershan (Chimpanzee) that takes us back to the world of the black-and-white stunt cinema of the 1950s, with its talking animal stars, and Sumit Kumar's semi-autobiographical and hilarious Itch You Can't Scratch, which explores the life and times of an average urban youngster.


Reduce food wastage in India through the establishment of an improved supply and cold chain.
FoodTechIndia is reducing food wastage in India through the establishment of an improved supply and cold chain.
FoodTechIndia (FTI) is a public-private initiative combining the strengths of Dutch agro-food companies, knowledge institutes, governmental agencies and their Indian counterparts to reduce food wastage in India through the establishment of an improved supply and cold chain.
India's major challenge is to cope with the growing food consumption demand, increasing food insecurity at a fast pace. Especially considering the country has to secure the provision of food and nutrition to 1,3 billion people now, and 1,6 billion people by 2050. 18% of the country's fruits & vegetables, worth EUR 1,8 billion, goes to waste annually. One of the key components to address this challenge is reducing agricultural food wastage along the entire value chain: approximately 40% of the country's fruits and vegetables, worth INR 133 billion (EUR 1,8 billion), goes to waste annually.
• Lack of links to well-organized supply & cold chain: Indian farmers miss opportunities to market their fresh produce and increase their incomes.
The objective of the project is to reduce food wastage in India through the implementation of an integrated supply and cold chain infrastructure for fruits and vegetables in the state of Karnataka. Furthermore, the project is focused on enabling sustainable inclusive economic growth among local small scale farmers.
• Enable protected cultivation by setting up 20 polyhouses.
• Train the farmers best agronomy practices and reduce the chemical usages.
• Develop train-the-trainer programs, train 10.000 farmers and demonstrate best practices to them.
• Provide crates to pack the fruits and vegetables at farm level to reduce food losses or wastage.
• Build /upgrade collection points /Dc's near the farmers.
• Operate reefer trucks to retain freshness of the produce by Broekman Logistics.
• Create added value to products by sorting, processing and packaging of the fruits & vegetables.
• Provide farmers direct market linkages through the retail channels of Future Group.
• Support with marketing of the products and utilize new sales channels.
In support of the project, a demonstration polyhouse is built by Future Group at the Foodpark in Tumkur to showcase to the farmers as well as other key stakeholders, the future of greenhouse farming with innovative Dutch technology.
• Broekman Logistics: Leading provider of logistic services globally with core business in international freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution.
• Future Consumer Limited: Leading retailer with multiple retail formats spread over India. Future Group is engaged in sourcing, branding, marketing and distribution of FMCG, food and processed food products in urban and rural India.
• Rijk Zwaan: One of the top 5 vegetable breeding company with the focus on the development of high-quality vegetable varieties.
• Larive International: A business development advisory firm specialized in assisting companies in developing and implementing their market entry or expansion strategies in(to) high-growth markets.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands: The consortium is in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to jointly execute the project successfully.
The strength of the consortium lies in its integral approach ('chain approach') toward fruits & vegetables cultivation, harvesting, logistics, storage, cooling, processing, packaging and distribution to the consumer.


Ideological ratings, electoral maps and a negative turn in the Philly mayoral contest. See who made this week's list!
Philly Mayoral Race. Sure, it wasn't exactly an inspiring effort before, but this was the week things really started to spiral down in the contest to become the next Mayor of Philadelphia. First, we saw some very half-hearted endorsements from the city's media. Then Williams hit Kenney with a negative ad that dug up some comments from 1997 to portray Kenney as favoring tough policing tactics. The effort to allude to the events in Baltimore was thinly disguised. Even positive ads by Abraham and Diaz took shots at the two front-runners. Now, Williams and Mayor Nutter are in the midst of an argument over Philly's Police Commissioner. If it's been a less than stellar campaign (and we think it's fair to say it has) then it's not the fault of the media but of the candidates themselves. They are the ones depending on negativity to drive voters to the polls.
Political Nerds. On a happier note, we got some good news for political nerds this week and if you're reading this we're guessing you are, in fact, a political nerd. The new website Crowdpac, which uses data to rate candidates on an ideological spectrum, is tackling Philadelphia's primary elections. We've taken a look at what the results say about the Philly Mayoral race and the State Supreme Court contest. If you're a numbers junkie, you'll get a kick out of these ratings.
GOP Hopes of Flipping PA in 2016. The national prognosticators Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball released their first 2016 electoral map, which rated Pennsylvania as "Lean Democratic". Digging deeper we're left to wonder if PA is still a "swing state." Fundamentally, Pennsylvania is an inelastic state with few independent voters. As a result, during presidential elections Democrats barely yet consistently prevail. Republicans have eighteen months to figure how to break this glass ceiling.
Tom Wolf. The Governor wants this summer to be all about his budget. Instead, it is likely going to be all about Kathleen Kane. Despite the obvious problem of pulling away attention from the budget, Gov. Wolf will have to formulate a plan for dealing with the Attorney General. Last we heard from him, the Governor was sticking by Kane. That was a month ago, however, and a lot has happened since then. Our recent reader poll found 71% feel Wolf should call on Kane to step down. While the Governor probably won't take such a step, he'll still likely try to find a way to distance himself from the politically toxic Kane.
Kevin Dougherty. With the election less than two weeks away, endorsements are coming in fast and furious. Still, out of all the candidates for all the offices, Kevin Dougherty probably had the best week. The State Supreme Court hopeful started off with the support of Northampton County DA John Morganelli. Then, the SEIU named him as one of their three endorsees (along with David Wecht and Anne Lazarus). Finally, Dougherty got the rare backing of a statewide elected official when Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced he was backing the Judge. For a guy that already has an influential supporter, we suppose he's going with a "the more, the merrier" philosophy.
The tweet of the week goes to State Senator Mike Folmer and his prom-themed throwback Thursday photo. We suggest blaming the suit on the trauma of Watergate.
Meanwhile, the Facebook post of the week returns with these gems from City Commissioner Al Schmidt.
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It's actually a great and helpful piece of info. I am satisfied that you shared this helpful information with us. Please stay us up to date like this. Thank you for sharing.
I wonder if Governor Wolf might be able to ask a fairly moderate Republican like current Bucks County D.A. and former State Senator Dave Heckler, who certainly knows his way around Harrisburg, to step in to the A.G.'s office just until the end of Kane's current term or after a special election without alienating the Democratic base.
Kevin Dougherty hahaha. Priceless !! Ya as if were gonna allow his crooked brother to buy a mayor and a Supreme Court Justice. Family court to Supreme Court????? Good grief.


It has responsibilty for the County of Galway which has a population of 170,000 persons spread over a large geographic area. A majority of the population live in rural areas and small villages with a population of less than 200 persons. The largest urban centre in the County is Tuam with a population of 6,500 persons. The County has a large coastal area facing the Atlantic Ocean.
The Mission Statement of Galway County Council is to deliver Local Authority Services for County Galway which enhance the economic, social and cultural life of the citizens.
To achieve this objective Galway County Council undertakes a range of initiatives from investing in infrastructure, providing a broad range of services and financing community initiatives. Ensuring that County Galway remains an excellent location to live and do business is a fundamental aim of the work of Galway County Council and the local authority is achieving this through the development of infrastructure and fostering of local enteprise in the region. The Galway region is a cluster for ICT sector and the local authority is working with industry to facilitate further growth. Tourism is also a key element of the economy in the County and Galway County Council has a range of initiatives that support the development of this sector. Developing local Craft and Food production are particular areas that the Council is focusing on in recent years in order to create more employment opportunities based on local skills and resources.


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Arlington is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee. The population was 2,569 at the 2000 census and 11,517 at the 2010 census,[4] for a gain of 348.3% during the decade. The 2010 US Census shows that Arlington is the 2nd fastest growing community in the State of Tennessee.[5] It is one of seven municipalities in Shelby County.
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Arlington has been called Shelby County's best-kept secret,[6] as it has remained a small quiet rural town for two centuries.
Settlers came to the area in the 1830s, and many of their descendants still live in the town. Originally known as Haysville,[7] the town was named after the original landowner, Samuel Jackson Hays, a nephew of President Andrew Jackson. The area began to grow with the development of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad and the creation of Withe Depot within its boundaries. By 1856, about 200 people called Haysville home. The outbreak of yellow fever in Memphis in 1878 contributed to the stagnant population as the town fathers quarantined the area, forbidding outsiders from entering the town. The town was incorporated as Haysville in 1878.[7]
In 1883 the town's name was changed to Arlington due to the post office being unable to use the name Haysville. In 1900 the town was incorporated again. Captain Henry Pittman, who lived in Haysville, had visited Washington, D.C. and Arlington National Cemetery and was inspired to call the town Arlington.[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.4 square miles (53 km2), of which 0.05% is water.[8]
Historical population
1890 343 —
1920 494 3.6%
1930 446 −9.7%
1960 620 33.9%
1970 1,349 117.6%
1980 1,778 31.8%
1990 1,541 −13.3%
2010 11,517 348.3%
Est. 2016 11,566 [1] 0.4%
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2010 Census[edit]
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 11,517 people, and 3,739 households. The population density was 565 people per square mile (48.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.24% White, 13.84% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.86% from other races, 2.08% from two or more races, and .02% from Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.98% of the population.[11]
There were 3,739 households out of which 35.23% were 1-2 person occupied, 48.02% were 3-4 person occupied, 15.32% were 5-6 person occupied, 1.42% were 7 or more person households and 4.2% were listed as unoccupied.
In the town, the population was spread out with 37.53% under the age of 18, 3.47% from 18 to 24, 35.62% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 4.19% who were 65 years of age or older.[5] The median age was 32.2 years. The population was 49% male and 51% female.[12]
The estimated median income for a household in 2009 was $82,272, and the median income for a family was $85,779. The per capita income for the town was $29,468.[13]
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,569 people, 794 households, and 669 families residing in the town. The population density was 125.8 people per square mile (48.6/km²). There were 928 housing units at an average density of 45.4 per square mile (17.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 74.23% White, 23.01% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
There were 794 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town, the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 37.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $52,870, and the median income for a family was $55,602. Males had a median income of $38,438 versus $29,138 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,569. About 3.1% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 23.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education[edit]
Arlington is served by Arlington Community Schools and Shelby County Schools.
There are four schools located within the municipality of Arlington:
Arlington Elementary School K-5
Donelson Elementary School K-5
Arlington Middle School 6-8
Arlington High School 9-12
There are two schools in Arlington served by Shelby County Schools:
Barret's Chapel School (K-8, Shelby County Schools)
Bolton High School 9-12
Tammy Mason is the Superintendent of Arlington Community Schools.[14] Joris M. Ray is the Superintendent of Shelby County Schools.
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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Memphis
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Capleville
Fisherville
Rosemark
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City of Memphis and Memphis metropolitan area (counties in TN, MS and AR)
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Chickasaw Gardens
Frayser
Harbor Town
High Point Terrace
Medical District
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Normal Station
Nutbush
Orange Mound
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Hepatitis B Knowledge Among Healthy Volunteers in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Rozha A. Abdullah 1 , Rose Badal 1 , Nawfal R. Hussein 1 , * , Sahned Jaafar 2 , Essam S. Yaqoob 1 , Revink S. Salih 1 , Hilbeen H. Saifullah 1 and Alind N. Ahmed 1
1 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq
2 Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq
* Corresponding author: Nawfal R. Hussein, Department of internal medicine, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq. E-mail: nawfal.hussein@yahoo.com
International Journal of Infection: October 2017, 4 (4); e14976
Revised: December 5, 2016
Accepted: December 7, 2016
To Cite: Abdullah R A, Badal R, Hussein N R, Jaafar S, Yaqoob E S, et al. Hepatitis B Knowledge Among Healthy Volunteers in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Int J Infect. 2017 ; 4(4):e14976. doi: 10.5812/iji.14976.
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a public health problem in Iraq. Healthcare providers have set a plan to eradicate the virus by 2030.
Objectives: The current study aimed at evaluating the public knowledge in Duhok city, Iraq, about HBV.
Methods: A total of 168 subjects were recruited and the data were collected via a self-reporting questionnaire. The subjects were asked about the modes of transmission, symptomatology of HBV, and vaccination.
Results: Totally, 168 persons were recruited in the current study and they were asked 11 questions. In total, 58.6% of the questions were answered correctly; 75% of the participants knew that HBV is transmitted more easily than HIV; 35.2% of the females thought that HIV is transmitted more easily than HBV, which was significantly higher than that of males (20.2%) (P = 0.03). The same trend was found among villagers who thought that HIV is more easily transmitted than HBV (29.5% versus 22.4% for urban residents; P = 0.02). It was also found that only 33.9% of the subjects knew that HBV can be transmitted by toothbrush. In addition, the majority of illiterate participants (75.9%) thought that HBV can be transmitted by food (P = 0.05).
Conclusions: The current study results showed the average levels of knowledge about HBV among participants. More studies are needed to evaluate the level of knowledge after implementing educational programs.
Keywords: HBV; Duhok; Knowledge
Copyright © 2017, International Journal of Infection. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cited.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem, especially in the developing countries. The prevalence of HBV infection varies from one country to another ranging from less than 1% in Western countries to up to 10% in some Asian countries (1). In Iraq, the prevalence of HBV is around 1% (2, 3). It is estimated that 400 million people are currently infected with the virus. The majority of them are asymptomatic and unaware of their disease (1). Chronic infection with HBV may predispose to liver cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma (1). This puts extra burden on the thriving health systems in the developing countries such as Iraq. The risk factors associated with HBV infection are surgical operations and dental surgeries, history of blood and blood product transfusion, undergoing renal hemodialysis, drug abuse, and certain sexual behaviors (4-8). In Duhok city, Iraq, healthcare providers have set a plan to eradicate HBV by 2030. It is believed that health education programs can play an important role in eradicating the infection through educating the public about the modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and prevention. Health education programs should be based upon a thorough study on the public's knowledge, beliefs, and practices of HBV (9).
No study has been conducted in Iraq on the public's knowledge of HBV. Therefore, the current survey was conducted to examine the knowledge and beliefs of the people in this region on the modes of HBV transmission, sequelae of infection, and vaccination.
3.1. Data Collection
The data were collected by health workers using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed in English and translated into Kurdish. First, the questionnaire was explained to the participants, and then, they were asked to fill in the questionnaire. The questionnaire evaluated 3 parts of HBV infection: modes of transmission, symptomatology of HBV, and vaccination. The first part on the modes of transmission included 6 questions. The second part was about the symptomatology of HBV and included 3 questions. Finally, the last part was consisted of 2 questions about vaccination.
3.2. Research Ethics
The healthcare workers explained the aims of the project to the participants. Before data collection, the healthcare workers obtained oral consent from the participants. The project was approved by the ethics committee of the local hospital.
3.3. Data Analysis
All data were transferred into SPSS version 21 and a descriptive data analysis was performed. Simple 2 by 2 tables were created and participants' answers to survey questions were summed and expressed as percentages. The difference between variables was studied by Chi-square test and the difference was considered significant at P ≥ 0.05.
Totally, 168 persons were recruited in the current study with the age range of 17 to 49 years. Among them, 114 were male. All subjects were asked 11 questions. In total, 58.6% of the questions were answered correctly.
4.1. Knowledge of the Modes of Transmission
About 75% of the participants knew that HBV is transmitted more easily than HIV. About a half (51.2%) of the subjects thought that HBV can be transmitted by food. It was also found that only 33.9% of the subjects knew that HBV can be transmitted by toothbrush, while 72% of them gave the correct answer when they were asked that HBV asymptomatic patients can transmit the disease. The majority of the subjects (57.2%) thought that HBV can be transmitted by cough, whereas 60.7% of them gave the correct answer when they were asked about handshaking as a mode of transmission. Data were stratified according to gender, geographical region, and education levels; 35.2% of females thought that HIV is transmitted more easily than HBV, which was significantly higher than that of males (20.2%) (P = 0.03) (Table 1). The same trend was found among villagers who thought that HIV is transmitted more easily than HBV (29.5% versus 22.4% for urban residents; P = 0.02) (Table 2). In addition, the majority of illiterate subjects (75.9%) thought that HBV can be transmitted by food (P = 0.05) (Table 3).
Table 1. The Distribution of Knowledge about HBV According to the Gendera
Total Correct
Easier transmission than HIV 91 (79.8) 23 (20.2) 35 (64.8) 19 (35.2) 126 (75) 0.030
Transmitted by food 57 (50) 57 (50) 25 (46.3) 29 (53.7) 82 (48.8) 0.38
Transmitter may be asymptomatic 82 (71.9) 32 (28.1) 39 (72.2) 15 (27.8) 121 (72) 0.56
Transmission by toothbrush 43 (37.7) 71 (62.3) 14 (25.9) 40 (74.1) 57 (33.9) 0.90
Transmission by air and cough 54 (47.4) 60 (52.6) 18 (33.3) 36 (66.7) 72 (42.8) 0.60
Transmission by handshaking 73 (64) 41 (36) 29 (53.7) 25 (46.3) 102 (60.7) 0.113
Acute HBV may heal spontaneously 37 (32.5) 77 (67.5) 15 (27.8) 39 (72.2) 52 (30.9) 0.335
Patient may be asymptomatic 64 (56.1) 50 (44.9) 33 (61.1) 21 (38.9) 97 (57.7) 0.330
HBV can cause liver cancer 84 (73.7) 30 (26.3) 36 (66.7) 18 (33.3) 120 (71.4) 0.223
HBV is prevented through vaccination 97 (85.1) 17 (14.9) 49 (90.7) 5 (9.3) 146 (86.9) 0.224
Vaccine is not available in Duhok 73 (64) 41 (36) 35 (64.8) 19 (35.2) 108 (64.2) 0.52
Total 1084 (58.6)
aValues are expressed as No. (%).
Table 2. The Distribution of Knowledge about HBV According to the Place of Residencea
Easier transmission than HIV 83 (77.6) 24 (22.4) 43 (70.5) 18 (29.5) 0.02
Transmitted by food 54 (50.5) 53 (49.5) 28 (45.9) 33 (55.1) 0.34
Transmitter may be asymptomatic 74 (69.2) 33 (30.8) 47 (77) 14 (23) 0.18
Transmission by toothbrush 40 (37.4) 67 (62.6) 17 (26.9) 44 (72.1) 0.13
Transmission by air and cough 49 (45.8) 58 (54.2) 23 (37.7) 38 (62.3) 0.19
Transmission by handshaking 67 (62.6) 40 (37.4) 35 (57.4) 26 (42.6) 0.30
Acute HBV may heal spontaneously 30 (28) 77 (72) 22 (36.1) 39 (63.9) 0.18
Patient may be asymptomatic 62 (57.9) 45 (42.1) 33 (57.4) 26 (42.6) 0.53
HBV can cause liver cancer 73 (68.2) 34 (31.8) 47 (77) 14 (23) 0.14
HBV is prevented through vaccination 94 (87.9) 13 (12.1) 52 (85.2) 9 (14.8) 0.38
Vaccine is not available in Duhok 66 (61.7) 41 (38.3) 42 (68.9) 19 (31.1) 0.22
Table 3. The Distribution of Knowledge About HBV According to the Level of Education
Easier transmission than HIV 19 (65.5) 10 (34.5 20 (80) 5 (20) 48 (77.3 14 (22.6) 8 (88.9) 1 (11.1) 31 (72.1) 21 (27.9) 0.55
Transmitted by food 7 (24.1) 22 (75.9( 15 (60) 10 (40) 33 (53.2) 29 (46.8 5 (55.6 4 (44.4 22 (51.2 21 (49.8 0.05
Transmitter may be asymptomatic 20 (69) 9 (31) 18 (72) 7 (28) 49 (79) 13 (21) 6 (66.7) 3 (33.3) 28 (65.1) 15 (34.9) 0.59
Transmission by toothbrush 9 (31) 20 (69) 8 (32) 17 (68) 26 (41.9 36 (58.1 2 (22.2 7 (77.8 12 (27.9 3 (72.1 0.53
Transmission by air and cough 10 (34.5 19 (65.5 12 (48) 13 (52) 30 (48.4 32 (51.6 2 (22.2 7 (77.8 18 (41.9 2 5(58.1 0.49
Transmission by handshaking 17 (58.6 12 (41.4) 19 (76) 6 (24) 33 (53.2 29 (46.8 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6) 29 (67.4 14 (32.6 0.21
Acute HBV may heal spontaneously 9 (31) 20 (69) 9 (36) 16 (64) 19 (30.6) 43 (69.4) 3 (33.3) 6 (66.7) 12 (27.9) 31 (72.1 0.97
Patient may be asymptomatic 22(75.9 7 (24.1) 12 (48) 13 (52) 35 (56.5) 27 (43.5) 7 (77.8) 2 (22.2) 21 (48.8) 22 (51.2 0.95
HBV can cause liver cancer 18 (62.1 11 (37.9 19 (76) 6 (24) 43 (69.4 19 (30.6 6 (66.7 3 (33.3 34 (79.1 9 (20.9 0.57
HBV is prevented through vaccination 23 (79.3 6 (20.7) 22 (88) 3 (12) 53 (85.5 9 (14.5 8 (88.9 1 (11.1) 40 (93) 3 (7) 0.56
Vaccine is not available in Duhok 15 (51.7 14 (48.3) 15 (60) 10 (40) 36 (58.1 26 (41.9 7 (77.8 2 (22.2 35 (81.4 8 (18.6 0.04
4.2. Knowledge of the Symptomatology and Disease Outcome
The majority of the studied participants (57.5%) knew that HBV infection can be asymptomatic and may cause liver cancer (71.4%). However, only a minority (30.9%) knew that acute infection can be resolved spontaneously (Table 1).
4.3. Knowledge of the Prevention
The majority of subjects (86.9%) knew that HBV is a vaccine-preventable disease and 64.2% of the recruited subjects knew that the vaccine was available in the city; 48.3% of the illiterate subjects thought that the vaccine was not available in the city (Table 3).
The prevalence of HBV in Duhok was around 1% (2, 3, 10). Public healthcare providers have set an ambitious plan to eradicate HBV infection by 2030 (11, 12). Authors believed that the first step to achieve this goal should be evaluating the knowledge of the people living in the city. Such a survey may give an insight into the weak area that eradication programs should be emphasized. Therefore, the current survey aimed at testing the knowledge of people about 3 major areas in HBV infection: transmission, symptomatology, and prevention. HBV can be transmitted by sexual contact, receiving blood and blood products, and vertical transmission (1, 3). The transmission of the virus is also associated with certain behaviors such as homosexuality and drug abuse. It is noteworthy that the virus cannot be transmitted by handshaking, food, and cough (1, 3). The majority of the subjects knew that HBV is transmitted more easily than HIV. Also, 72% of the subjects knew that the HBV transmitter can be asymptomatic. However, the majority of the participants did not know that HBV can be transmitted through tooth brushing. Also, the majority thought that HBV can be transmitted by cough; 35.2% of females thought that HIV is transmitted more easily than HBV, which was significantly higher than that of males. The same trend was found among villagers who thought that HIV is transmitted more easily than HBV. In addition, the majority of illiterate subjects (75.9%) thought that HBV can be transmitted by food. It can be inferred that any educational programs about the modes of transmission of HBV should target females, illiterates, and villagers.
Approximately, 5% of the world's populations are infected with HBV. This infection is a public health problem, particularly in the developing countries such as Iraq. The majority of the patients with HBV are asymptomatic and unaware of their disease (1, 13). This might represent the major challenge in the eradication of HBV, as asymptomatic carriers can transmit the infection and also it may predispose to liver cancer or cirrhosis. In the current study, about a half of the subjects knew that HBV may be asymptomatic. Additionally, the majority of the subjects knew that HBV infection can predispose to liver cancer. Also, people should be urged to test for the infection and more efforts are needed to educate the people about the symptomatology of the disease.
HBV is a preventable disease, which can be prevented by receiving 3 doses of the vaccine (1, 13). This vaccine was introduced into the expanded program of vaccination in 2001. Since then, all newborn babies receive the vaccine and are regarded as protected. In addition, all at risk people are urged to receive the vaccine. The vaccine is also available for public in most of the primary healthcare centers. The majority of the subjects (86.9%) in the current study knew that HBV is a vaccine preventable disease. More than 40% of the current study participants did not know that the vaccine was available in the city. Data analysis revealed that 48.3% of the illiterate subjects thought that the vaccine was not available in the city. This might represent a failure to the previous educational programs. More efforts are needed to educate the public about HBV.
The current study results documented the average level of knowledge about the HBV modes of transmission. To achieve the eradication plan goals, efforts are needed to educate the public about the modes of transmission. More studies are needed to evaluate the level of knowledge after implementing educational programs.
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I am one of the three million people who have watched the recent footage a father took when Devon and Cornwall Police officers came to his home and took his children.
I am also one of the millions of children that grew up experiencing this destruction of the family court.
It is a horrific video and this is not uncommon. In fact, separating children from a parent is the normal practice of the justice system, with most separation cases leading to excluded fathers.
Being a child in a family that was breaking apart was the most painful thing of my life. A child loves nothing more than their mum and dad.
But the family court does not care about this. They do not regard children's feelings, wishes or futures. The family court set parents up to compete against each other as though their children are a prize to win and where one parent will lose.
The children in this video were screaming, crying and trying to run away. Does this not shout out how much they are hurting? Law officials who have never met these children nor wish to hear their voice make decisions that cause such heartbreak in families like this one.
What right to they have to take children away from their fathers? They had no right to stop me seeing my father when I was growing up and it took nine years of court battles and extreme father's rights campaigns before I was allowed to live 50/50 between my parents.
This video may be shocking, but it is the truth.
The family court, CAFCASS, police and all organisations involved claim to work in the child's best interests. This is a statement so many people must read and believe since the justice system is one we should trust and rely on.
So why were those children screaming? We don't know and we shouldn't speculate. But what if I told you that sometimes there is no reason.
The actions of the family court are criminal, in my view, and children are denied good, loving parents all of the time. When I was five years old, I told CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, that I wanted to see my dad more. Their professional opinion was that I was too young to know what I wanted.
My wishes were lied about in court, my words were twisted, and during interviews I was made to question how I felt and made to feel guilty for saying I wanted to see more of my dad.
I did not want to hurt anyone, yet I was made to feel as though my choices would harm my parents. I was only a child and I felt as though I had to be so careful about what I said in order to protect them.
My feelings clearly did not matter even though their job was to work in my best interests. This explains why Ofsted found this organisation to be inadequate in the past [though it is not anymore]. As well as CAFCASS, the police and CSA cause so much harm to families. The psychological damage they have done to me, I am still trying to deal with ten years later.
People have criticised the father in the video for filming instead of doing things to help the police and console his children. What would you do if someone came and took your children? If he was in any way resistant, aggressive or physically involved while they carried them to the car, I can assure you he would be labelled as an violent man, a danger to his children and uncooperative in court.
The scales of justice - but are they always fairly weighted?
I believe him sharing this video is the most powerful thing he could have done. After all the time my dad spent fighting the injustice and inequality of the system, I believe we only won shared residency because he was creating too much publicity and I threatened to run away from home if they didn't listen.
I understand that many people do not want to judge the police officers in the video as they are only following orders. But these orders are wrong, damaging and are ripping apart this family.
Police officers came to my door once and tried to take me. Like these children, like so many going through this, like me, we were all happy and safe with our dad yet law officials want police to forcibly remove us from our homes.
This is not in a child's best interest.
Many people are experiencing the pain of going through the family court and how completely unequipped they are to deal with family separation. This has got to change.
The family court must be held accountable for what they do and the harm they cause to families.
Rosy Stanesby is a campaigner for change in the family courts system. She is the daughter of Jonathan 'Jolly' Stanesby, a political and fathers' rights activist who famously protested alongside other Fathers 4 Justice members in high-profile stunts.


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Cubs Can't Step Up; Lose to Padres 9-5
Yesterday, I analyzed the upcoming Cubs-Padres game based on the two pitchers. You can never predict what is going to happen, but I should have been able to predict that the Padres would beat the Cubs. The final score was 9-5.
Carrie Muskat has posted an article on the Cubs' website titled "Young Cubs arms learn a lesson from Padres." Muskat is referring to junior pitchers Andrew Cashner and James Russell. Both of these pitchers gave up two runs in the Cubs' loss to the Padres.
I still don't like the overall mentality of the Cubs, even though it may be the way teams play across the league when they are "out of the race." The Cubs of all teams owe their fans a quality attempt at winning, no matter what their record is.
Here is an example of what I don't like: The losing pitcher was Tom Gorzelanny (6-7). His response to this season is "Whatever happens, happens." This is according to Muskat's article. Perhaps Gorzelanny has been the victim of some poor Cubs' offense, however I would like to hear a little more intensity, a little more problem-solving commentary.
Earlier in the article, Cubs Manager Lou Piniellla talked about the failure of the two pitchers to keep the Padres under control, indicating that "Nobody wants to step up." I would remind Lou that these pitchers are pitching against the number-one team in the Western Division, and the reason that they are being used is that the supposed pro veterans, like emotional bomb Carlos Zambrano and Gorzelanny, originally couldn't get the job done.
I would have rather have seen and heard Piniella discuss the game as a whole. After all, the relievers could have given up four runs and, had Gorzelanny not given up five, the Cubs actually would have won. Also, Derrek Lee was out again, and that could have been a factor as to why they lost.
The problem with the Cubs is that they live in the world of clichés. "We are working on next year;" "It was at least a win;" "We know we have the talent; its there" and "They just won't step up" are all simply excuses.
Politics and sports are guilty of taking simple reasons for failure and building the demanding public a house of cards.
In the case of the Cubs, they had no offense, no pitching and mediocre defense. Further, the management this year for some reason was not too good.
I'd say "Better luck next year," but I don't think there will be any.
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Truth: "The system" is brimming with children waiting to be adopted. Their pictures break.my.heart.
Truth: Many of these kids are in a sibling group---sometimes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more siblings, all wanting a forever family without being split apart. And I think, my girls know their biological family members---that is a blessing. Of course these kiddos need to be adopted together. Biology matters.
Truth: Many of these kids are minority children.
Truth: In my hearts-and-roses world, I would adopt many of them. I would fill my house with brown kids.
Truth: I'm scared what these kids could bring into my home, what they could teach or do to my children, and I'm scared of their pasts and of their futures.
Truth: There are over 100,000 kids in the US, domestic orphans, waiting to be adopted. There are hundreds of thousands more in foster care who might become available for adoption.
Truth: Kids in foster care are at a high risk to become teen parents, become incarcerated, or become homeless.
Truth: I've had my kids since a few days after they were born. I have been the one to nurture them, mold them, teach them. Yes, they do, without a doubt, mirror their biological parents in many ways. However, I've been there every step of the way. Could I take in a five year old and mold him or her into the successful, Christian human being I want them to become? Or would it be too late?
For one, I've been told that it would be difficult, if not impossible, for my family to be approved to adopt kids older than our current two.
For another, as we know, kids in foster care are in foster care for a reason, or maybe many reasons. And none of those reasons are pretty. And can I handle that?
Oh yes, and there's this thing in my life called Diabetes. It's pretty much a huge pain in the rear end at all times. Stress raises my blood sugars. Oh yeah, and parenthood is stressful. The more kids, the more stress.
Oh, and adoption, it's a lifelong commitment. There's no turning back. At least, I feel that's not an option for my family. I also feel that fostering is a commitment. If the kids we foster become available for adoption, wouldn't we want to say yes, we'll take them? Forever?
I like my Pottery Barn world a little too much. What I mean is, I have it all, and I know it. What if some of that is gone? Am I willing to accept that? Am I willing to turn my life upside down and inside out for the rest of my life to adopt kids who truly need a forever home? GULP.
Steve and I are in the process of buying a new home. It's big. It's beautiful. And there is the potential for, get this, 6 bedrooms on the top floor. Six. A lot of kids could fit into our new home. The house sits on a large lot. There's plenty of room for kids to run, play, imagine.
But I also know me. I like a good project. I like planning the next step. And I don't want to treat adopting children or fostering children like a project, because it's not. As I approach three months off work (summer, baby!), my heart is stirring. I feel uneasy. I've got to do something.
Every single time I sit in church, I think about foster care. I think about everything we could provide children---a good home, stability, homemade meals, stories, cuddles, play time outside, attention, family, joy, encouragement, an accepting church.
I think about how foster care is a ministry. God calls Christians to care for widows and orphans. What have I really done for either? I could do something.
Every time I get gung-ho about fostering or adopting from foster care, my drive dies down, fading quickly, after just a few short days, or at best, a few weeks. These kids need committed parents.
And the system. Sigh. The system. It's so jacked in our state. Bio parents are catered to while children linger in the system, broken. Not fair, I want to scream.
We have cared for two children in the past for our old adoption agency. One of these children was my oldest daughter's age. We had him for three weeks. A few days into his visit with us, Steve and I were captivated by him. I'm pretty sure he called Steve "Daddy." He was so precious. It was so hard to let him go after just three weeks.
I want to protect my heart. I don't want to share "my kids" with their biological family members whom I know have chosen behaviors that led to their children being taken from them. I already don't want to send my foster kids on visits with their families. I don't want to see the children get buckled into a social workers car and driven away.
I hate the lack of control I will have over these children.
But I just can't stop thinking about saying yes to fostering.
This post has been raw and real. Don't judge me for my honesty and my misconceptions. I new to this fostering thing. I'm talking to foster families, I'm reading books and blogs, and I'm thinking.
Honey you are not the only one who feels this way!!! Did you steal my journal entries?? I have the same fears and the very same thoughts. I, too, think about adopting from foster care a lot. But then I get scared and nervous. The same "scary" things frighten me about the foster care system. But the quote "We have to be blind sometimes to truly see." keeps replaying over in my head. I've been praying a lot lately. Just keep praying!!
Not judged, but loved for your honesty.
My husband and I just finished our 16 hours of training to become approved foster parents this weekend. I was humbled to be with 15 other adults who were all willing to put their hearts on the line to adopt from the foster care system, most already had kiddos in their home.
We're on the foster-to-adopt track only, for many of the reasons you mentioned but even that is not without a heart risk.
Isn't that what Jesus did, though? Risked loving big? He'll meet you right where He leads you.
This is beautifully written. All of those thoughts and worries and concerns were part of our journey to become foster parents. Some of them are still there as we continue on into our fourth year of doing this. Fostering IS hard. It's worth it.
Just a thought on one of the things you said: In our state, adopting/fostering out of birth order is a county by county distinction. Our county takes it on a case by case basis, a neighboring county basically forbids it. In my anecdotal observations, the bigger, busier counties don't have the luxury of drawing those kind of lines. They need places for kids. Period. If you feel called to that particular road, you could maybe ask around to neighboring counties and see if it would be different.
It is the hardest thing you will/ would ever do. My number one comment from people is, "I just couldn't do it. I would get too attached and wouldn't want them to leave.". My response is always, "you're supposed to get attached to the children. It's going to hurt; and if it doesn't you're doing a disservice to the child(ren)".
We are waiting to hear about a 1 year old boy from foster care to see if we are matched. We are also active foster parents, and are on the wait list for private adoption.
If you have any questions let me know. I have been dragged through the ringer with our foster kids but I would do it again to have them in my life. Plus every foster child i have met in our agency has been wonderful and would keep them around my daughters.
Just do it. The reason it's on your heart is because God is calling you to this. Don't say no. The rewards are going to far outweigh the inconveniences and heartaches.
please keep praying and thinking about it!
we're on the road to adopt from the foster care system in Canada (and our system of adoption is quite different than in the US), so you're in good company.
Just happened upon your blog...would you allow this post to be reposted on We Are Grafted In (www.wearegraftedin.com)? I so appreciate your honesty and the process God has you in as you consider this for your family. Let me know what you think.
I hear you. All these thoughts have most definitely gone through my head. We have a 3 and 1 year old and are going through foster care classes right now. We will only take infants into our home, and sometimes I feel like I'm not doing what is really needed most. I also feel scared about what I'm getting us into, even with an infant. All I can do is follow that Still Small Voice. My dad recently said to me, "Do the hard thing, baby. You won't regret it in the long run."
There is no doubt that fostering is hard, but it is very rewarding as well.
It is a big committment, and effects every member of your family, it is really something to think about. My oldest daughter, my parents, my sister and her family all still think about D our foster son for six months. Even five years later.
I had an older daughter, 14, worked full time, etc. I was spread thin to get D's needs met. Therapy, family visits, doctor/dentist appointments, plus all of our daughter's activities. It was a lot. I can't imagine doing it with two younger kids.
Not to portray everything as negative, because it wasn't all negative.
After D went home, a few months later, we got the call for our Mea, at 13 months old, an adoption placement through foster care.
After much consideration, we decided that in order to give her (and our other daughter) our full attention, we wouldn't be renewing our license, at least until Mea was much older.
It's wonderful that you're thinking about it. It's wonderful that you're researching it. It's wonderful that you know the painful realities of the foster care system.
I, too, think about fostering all.the.time. I desperately want to foster, but am not currently situated to do so (read: single). It drives me mad that more Christians don't foster, but then I realize in my judgment of others, I'm losing my good judgement - because the difficulties of the system are realisitically more than most can handle, I shouldn't be expecting them to do it. Am I arrogant to think that I can handle it? Maybe...but then, God has put SUCH a passion for this on my heart that I have to say I CAN handle it. If He calls em to it, I can do it. In my weakness, He is strong...I can do all things through HIM who strengthens me.
If God calls you to foster, God will give you the grace to do it. Even if it means saying goodbye way before you want to.
We are currently pursuing to adopt from the foster-care system, and we have a 6 month old and a 2 year old. I'm frequently scared about the process and the impact it will have on my family. Our girl's are so young and we don't have family nearby. God has lead us down this path and we are excited, but nervous nonetheless. Thanks for sharing. You're not alone.
We're just two short weeks away from receiving our foster care license and we're also waiting on a referral from Ethiopia for an international adoption. I would be lying if I would say I'm not totally terrified. Doing two adoptions simultaneously is terrifying and who knows how it will turn out. I'm having a lot of the same fears as you are in regards to fostering but God has made it plain in my heart that this is the direction he is moving. You'll definitely be in our prayers as you consider your next steps!
Love how real you are :) We adopted a sibling group of 3 and had 3 biological children (ages 2,4,6-when we started process).... and I had some of the same fears. I pushed through the fears and somehow got to where I am today--6 sweet, precious children. Glad you are putting them out there and pushing through...!!!!! Would love to be another source to vent, ask q's, etc. IF there is anything Kara and I (Kara and her husband are foster/adopt---we were straight adopt) can do to support you--we are here!
I came across your blog through Open adoption bloggers. I really appreciate this post! Our church has recently launched a foster care ministry and we are hoping to help 100 children find forever families! It is scary task and one that does take real time commitment so I totally understand your concerns. It is certainly not something our family could do right now, maybe in the future just not now. I will be following your journey.


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Your Wedding Book – How we make this both fast and simple while producing outstanding wedding books!
Our approach to wedding books is based on our decades of photography experience and our efforts to help couples get the most beautiful album possible!
In days gone by couples would receive a book of perhaps 100-300 printed 'proofs'. Those were then used to select the images in the album. They were also used for ordering prints of their favorite proofs. Among the many problems with that approach, the proof book had to be passed from family member to family member, sometimes across the country so that everyone could see the proofs. This created huge delays before the design of an album could even start! And the album traditionally consisted of one or two images per page so there really wasn't any 'design' involved – just the selection of an image as either small (multiple prints on a page) or large (the only print on that page).
But what about modern albums? Today we are not really limited to one print per page? We no longer glue a print into a mat, assemble the mat into a cover page and then manually assemble the pages onto posts with a cover and back cover to make an 'album'. Unfortunately, over time, those albums tended to come apart when the glue holding all those photos aged. But it was the best the industry had.
We offer heirloom quality bound books with an exciting array of cover choices from metallic traditional to various types of leather! Photos are no longer glued in one by one. Instead, for these wedding books, the entire spread is printed as a simple image and permanently bonded to the rest of the album with the pages sewn together creating a long lasting memory of your most special wedding day!
How do we make this faster and simpler? We design the entire album for you!
After the wedding is over, while couples are enjoying their honeymoon and the first weeks together as a married couple, we are busy processing all of the images. For today's weddings this can run well over a thousand images! We pull out the ones where the lighting is poor or someone blinked, we were testing the equipment or planning out the photography approach for the day. From the remaining images we sort them out according to the story we want to tell for the wedding. Every couple is different and so is their wedding. And so, we do not use a cookie cutter approach. We hand pick the important images and pull together the outline of your story. From that we design the pages for your wedding book. Some of our special custom albums even include the option to let images span across two pages! This is fantastic for wedding party portraits and photos that may include the entire family or selected groups of friends such as school mates, others from your home town, co-workers, and so on.
Because each wedding is different, we do not use 'templates' as some other designers so. We draw our inspiration for your wedding book from our own memories of the day and from the images we captured. We lay out each page or 'spread' (that's what the two facing pages are called) based on those images, selecting the ones that show off your wedding the best. And through these pages and spreads, we create a stunning wedding book that tells your individual wedding story.
When the wedding book design is completed, we publish it to our website with links here on our blog. You can then share your album with family and friends and they can provide comments to you here on the blog. In this way you can both review the design while involving others in your review!
How do we see the rest of the images?
After the book design is published we go through the remaining images and organize them for publication on our on-line store. There the couple as well as family and friends can see all of the images, including those used on the book design.
A suggestion – as you go through all of the images online, when looking for images that might replace an existing one, stay in thumbnail mode. Then mark those as favorites by using the "add to album" tool. It will take forever if you try to look at each individual image full size. But with the thumbnails you can usually 'find' people you'd like to include. That will help narrow down the choices. And then you can simply email the album to me and not have to write down the image numbers!
What about photo orders for family and friends?
In days gone by, the bride and groom were then responsible for collecting the print orders from all those family members and keeping track of who wanted which images. They also had to collect the proper amount from each family member for their orders.
Using the on-line store, everyone can view the photos at their leisure. You can create albums and email those to others, you can send photocards for specific images and, of course, you can directly order your favorites. The bride and groom do not have to collect your list of photos and the payment for those and they are not involved in delivering the prints back to you! Everyone places their own orders, makes payment on the site and their prints are sent directly to them!
What about changes to the design?
Not a problem! Our packages include the ability for you to revise the design we provide. Our goal is to let you customize what we have done so that you can 'tweak' it without having to spend a lot of time and effort.
A suggestion – as you go through all of the images online looking for images that might replace an existing one, stay in thumbnail mode. Then simply 'star' those as favorites by using the "add to album" tool. It will take forever if you try to look at each individual image full size. But with the thumbnails you can usually 'find' people you'd like to include. That will help narrow down the choices. And then you can simply email the album to us and you don't have to write down the image numbers!
You can add or delete pages in the proposed book design, add or remove images, modify the layouts, and so on. We'll work with you on these to make the process as smooth and easy as we can for you.
What about engagement photo shoots?
We offer engagement photo shoots. Some couples have this done several months or perhaps a year or more before their actual wedding. Since these are part of their shared memory, we are occasionally asked about including these in the wedding book. Of course! This can make your wedding book even more memorable!
It is also possible for us to create a separate book of the engagement photo session.
We can create separate books of your personal honeymoon photos as well! We generally do not recommend including honeymoon photos in the wedding book as they greatly alter the overall design, look and feel of the book. But if that is what you want, the decision is, of course, all yours!
Lorraine and Dave's Wedding Album – the final draft is ready!
Using the edits provided by Lori and Dave I made modifications to the images and the layout of their wedding book.
Their wedding book tells the story of their special day – from the guys getting ready at the church, to the arrival of the ladies, the ceremony, all the family portraits and on to the reception!
The complete album can be viewed by clicking on the image of the opening pages below or from this link: Lorraine and Dave's wedding album.
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Lorraine and Dave's Wedding Album – the first version is ready!
Wow! What a wonderful time I had putting this book together! The pages literally flowed together across the events of the day! From the guys getting ready at the church to the arrival of the ladies, the ceremony, all the family portraits and on to the reception!
The complete album can be viewed by clicking on the image of the opening pages below or from this Lorraine and Dave's wedding album.
Lorraine and Dave's Wedding book – almost done!
Here's what the opening spread looks like!
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"""Example application of the two-qubit gate compilation algorithm.

This script demonstrates construction and usage of the GateTabulation class.
This object is used to compile arbitrary two qubit gates using products of the
form

k_3 A k_2 A k_1 A k_0
or
k_2 A k_1 A k_0

where A is a fixed two-qubit gate and k_j are arbitrary single qubit gates.

The script generates the GateTabulation object associated with a base gate A
(sqrt(ISWAP) with some C-phase). It then generates a collection of 1000 randomly
generated 2-qubit gates and attempts to 'compile' them using the base gate.
Finally, it displays statistics on the process fidelity between the compiled
and desired gates.
"""

from time import time

import numpy as np
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

import cirq
from cirq.transformers.heuristic_decompositions.gate_tabulation_math_utils import (
    unitary_entanglement_fidelity,
)
from cirq.testing import random_special_unitary

def main(samples: int = 1000, max_infidelity: float = 0.01):
    """Demonstration of the usage of the TwoQubitGateTabulation gate compiler.

    Args:
        samples: Number of random 2-qubit unitary samples to compile.
        max_infidelity: Maximum allowed infidelity between randomly generated
            gate and the gate compilation used to generate it. The example
            runtime scales as max_infidelity^{-2}.
    """
    # Define a base gate for compilation
    theta = np.pi / 4
    phi = np.pi / 24
    base = cirq.unitary(cirq.FSimGate(theta, phi))

    # The TwoQubitGateTabulation object is essentially a tabulation of many randomly
    # generated gate products (of the form A k A or A k A k A), along with their
    # associate KAK vectors. The parameter max_infidelity determines the
    # approximate "density" of the tabulated gates. Specifically, it bounds the
    # typical distance between an arbitrary two-qubit gate and the nearest
    # tabulated gate.
    start = time()
    tabulation = cirq.two_qubit_gate_product_tabulation(base, max_infidelity)

    print(tabulation.summary)
    print(f'Gate tabulation time : {time() - start} seconds.')

    # Generate many random two-qubit gates, then attempt to compile them using
    # the tabulation.
    unitaries = [random_special_unitary(4) for _ in range(samples)]

    infidelities = []
    failed_infidelities = []
    start = time()
    for target in unitaries:
        # result.actual_gate is the compiled gate product intended to match the
        # target. result.success denotes is the actual gate is expected to be
        # within the desired fidelity to the target. It can be False if the
        # base gate cannot "fill" the Weyl chamber using at most 3 products.
        # result.local_unitaries stores the local unitaries required to
        # compile the target unitary from the base unitary.
        result = tabulation.compile_two_qubit_gate(target)
        infidelity = 1 - unitary_entanglement_fidelity(target, result.actual_gate)
        if result.success:
            infidelities.append(infidelity)
        else:
            failed_infidelities.append(infidelity)  # coverage: ignore
    t_comp = time() - start

    print(f'Gate compilation time : {t_comp:.3f} seconds ({t_comp / samples:.4f} s per gate)')

    infidelities_arr = np.array(infidelities)
    failed_infidelities_arr = np.array(failed_infidelities)

    if np.size(failed_infidelities_arr):
        # coverage: ignore
        print(f'Number of "failed" compilations: {np.size(failed_infidelities_arr)}.')
        print(f'Maximum infidelity of "failed" compilation: {np.max(failed_infidelities_arr)}')

    plt.figure()
    plt.hist(infidelities_arr, bins=25, range=[0, max_infidelity * 1.1])
    ylim = plt.ylim()
    plt.plot([max_infidelity] * 2, ylim, '--', label='Maximum tabulation infidelity')
    plt.xlabel('Compiled gate infidelity vs target')
    plt.ylabel('Counts')
    plt.legend()
    plt.title(f'Base FSim(theta={theta:.4f}, phi={phi:.4f})')

    plt.show()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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